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Global Cybersecurity Index: ITU
Part of: GS Prelims and GS -III – Cybersecurity
In news
- Recently, India has ranked tenth (10th) in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 by ITU (International Telecommunication Union) by moving up 37 places.
- Top countries: USA (1st), UK and Saudi Arabia (2nd), Estonia (3rd)
- Performance is based on five parameters of cybersecurity – Legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation
About India’s performance
- India scored a total of 97.5 points
- India secured the fourth position in the Asia Pacific region.
- India is emerging as a global IT superpower
- There has been substantial overall improvement and strengthening of the cybersecurity domain.
About International Telecommunication Union
- It is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.
- Founded in 1865
- Objective: To facilitate international connectivity in communications networks.
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
- Functions:
- It allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits
- Develops the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect
- Strives to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.
Efforts to Improve Cyber Security in India
- National Cyber Security Strategy 2020: It is being formulated to improve cyber awareness and cybersecurity through more stringent audits.
- Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (based on the recommendation of Justice BN Srikrishna Committee) to secure citizens’ data.
- The scheme to set up I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre) was approved in October 2018, to deal with all types of cybercrimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.
- National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) functions as the nodal agency for coordination of all cyber security efforts, emergency responses, and crisis management.
- Protection and resilience of critical information infrastructure with the set up of National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC).
