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Cyberattacks on Estonian networks in 2007, on Georgian networks in 2008, and the Stuxnet attack in 2010 that destroyed the Iranian uranium enrichment centrifuges alerted the world to the reality of cyberwarfare.Attacks are often anonymous and difficult to attribute to specific actors, state or non-state. Advanced Precision Threats (APTs) carried out by anonymous hackers are often silent and go unnoticed for long periods.
The Indian government has embarked on a programme to turn the country into a digital economy. It has unveiled a series of initiatives—from introducing Aadhaar, MyGov, Government e-Market, DigiLocker, Bharat Net, Startup India, Skill India and Smart Cities to propel India towards technological competence and transformation.
The move towards a digital economy is likely to help trigger a fresh wave of economic growth, attract more investment, and create new jobs, across multiple sectors. However, it also poses a big challenge, that of Cyber Security.
Cybersecurity Architecture in India :-
Cyber threats :-
The IT act is not sufficient to deal with cyber security. The POCSO act about child harassment online has been growing but the conviction rate is only 2.5%. There have been just 11000 reporting done on cybercrime registration as per NCRB data.
The enforcement has to be stronger and the law has to be stricter. Mostly the three year term is given and most of the sections of IT act make them bailable which is not deterrent enough to prevent the criminals. There is no clear provision for cyber stalking, no provision against spamming in IT act, new offences like phishing, sexting, sextortion are still not covered along with others.There is need for better laws and amend existing laws. For instance grooming, in the IT act, sec 67B doesn’t speak in terms where even contact offence, where the child is contacted online and then met in person offline, is not covered. This can be seen in UK and Scotland.
Ransomware and cyber war and terrorism has increased. Sec 66F deals with cyber terrorism but there are other aspects which need to be addressed .The achievements in digital sector come with a problem: innovation in technology, enhanced connectivity, and increasing integration in commerce and governance also make India the fifth most vulnerable country in the world in terms of cyber security breaches, according to the Internal Security Threat Report of 2017 by Symantec.
Challenges in Cybersecurity for India :-
Conclusion :-
India needs to quickly frame an appropriate and updated cybersecurity policy, create adequate infrastructure, and foster closer collaboration between all those involved to ensure a safe cyberspace.
Companies in India need to be proactive to ensure they foster efficiency and efficacy in cybersecurity management. Companies also need to assess the assets that are most at risk. Tough laws are needed to be put in place for perpetrators of cybercrime to ensure such criminals are deterred effectively There must be enhanced cooperation among nations and reaffirmed a global call to action for all United Nations member nations to not attack the core of the Internet even when in a state of war.
This also clearly emphasises the fact that more than ever before, there is a need for a Geneva-like Convention to agree on some high-level recommendations among nations to keep the Internet safe, open, universal and interoperable. GCCS(Global Conference on Cyber Space) platform should be utilised to establish internationally agreed ‘rules of the road’ for behaviour in cyberspace, and create a more focused and inclusive dialogue between all those with a stake in the internet (governments, civil society and industry) on how to implement them
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