CERT-In not under RTI

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE  Context: The government has excluded the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the national agency responsible for addressing cybersecurity threats, from the Right to Information Act, 2005. What is CERT-In (founded 2004; HQ: New Delhi)? It is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It is …

Recent steps to prevent Cyber Breaches:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered:  Cybersecurity related issues.   Context: India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has taken the following steps to prevent Cyber Breaches: All service providers, intermediaries, data center providers, corporates, and government organizations have to report cyber incidents within six hours of their detection. The new directions require virtual …