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).
