Offensive And Defensive Cyber Security Capabilities Of India

There are many glaring cyber security problems of India and challenges and the chief among them is to protect the critical infrastructure of India that is dependent upon information technology. Cyber security issues in India like cyber warfare, cyber terrorism, cyber espionage, critical infrastructure protection, etc cannot be ignored by Indian government any more.

The cyber security reflections of India have not shown a good picture about India. We have no dedicated cyber security laws in India as well. Indian critical infrastructures are vulnerable to cyber attacks and we must ensure sufficient cyber security for the same. We at Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) are managing some very effective techno legal cyber security in initiatives in India.

These include cyber security research and development centre of India (CSRDCI), national cyber security database of India (NCSDI), cyber forensics research centre of India, cyber crime investigation centre of India, cyber security centre of India, etc. These initiatives intend to strengthen the cyber security capabilities of India and resolve the cyber security issues and problems in India.  

Maintaining cyber security at the international level is a tedious task. This is so because cyberspace does not recognizes any boundary and cyber attacks can be launched from any part of the world. While cyber attacks upon various computer systems and computer resources are cause of concern yet cyber attacks upon critical infrastructures is of grave concern.

Meanwhile, India is increasingly facing cyber attacks and cyber threats from foreign nationals. Cyber terrorism against India, cyber warfare against India, cyber espionage against India and cyber attacks against India has already increased a lot. Even the cyber law trends of India 2012 by various sources have also projected an increased rate of cyber crimes in India and cyber attacks against India in the year 2012.

The biggest cyber threat against India is originating in the form of cyber attacks upon Indian critical infrastructures. Critical infrastructure protection in India requires a well formulated policy. Presently we have no critical infrastructure protection policy of India. Further, critical ICT (Information and Communication Technology) infrastructure protection in India  is one area that requires special attention of Indian government.

In the present interconnected world, cyber security capabilities of India must be urgently developed. In fact, Indian critical infrastructure and cyber security challenges and issues have assumed so much significance that Indian government declared the establishment of National Critical Information Protection Centre (NCIPC) of India. It intends to ensure critical infrastructure protection and critical ICT infrastructure protection in India. 

This is a good beginning and we at PTLB welcome this initiative of Indian government. At the same time we would keep on strengthening the techno legal cyber security capabilities of India from time to time.  

National Cyber Security Database Of India (NCSDI)

Cyber security field requires dedicated and collaborative efforts on the part of various stakeholders. Cyber security in India also requires such collaborative efforts where public private partnership (PPP) can be really handy.

Cyber security issues in India are too much and too complicated to be managed by a single organisation or individual. At Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) we believe that cyber security is a techno legal field that requires techno legal expertise. We also believe that we must develop both offensive and defensive cyber security capabilities in India.

In other words, cyber security skills and capabilities development in India must be ensured as soon as possible. PTLB E-Learning Platform has been working in this direction for long. We must also ensure lifelong cyber security capabilities in India.

In order to make our cyber security efforts more robust, effective and holistic, PTLB has launched the first ever techno legal national cyber security database of India (NCSDI). Those interested in enrolling with NCSDI must read the enrolment criteria for the same.

Managing India’s cyber security problems, issues and challenges is not an easy task. Without good collaboration and concrete steps in this direction, cyber security issues and problems in India cannot be resolved.

Keeping these cyber security mandates in mind, PTLB has been operating the exclusive techno legal cyber security research centre of India (CSRCI) and NCSDI is an integral part of the same. We hope the cyber security projects and initiatives of PTLB would prove useful to all concerned.