Fact Box: National Cyber Security Policy (NSCP) 2013 Of India

July 5, 2013

India launches National Cyber Security Policy 2013 to secure cyber space
The government has announced a National Cyber Security Policy 2013 which aims to address the threats emanating from the cyber world. The Policy proposes to:

Set up different bodies to tackle various levels of threats, along with a national nodal agency, to coordinate all matters related to cyber security.
Create a National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC), which will act as a 24×7 centre to battle cyber security threats in strategic areas such as air control, nuclear and space. It will function under the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), a technical intelligence gathering agency controlled directly by the National Security Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office.
The current agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), will deal with all public and private infrastructure.
Create a workforce of around 500,000 trained in cyber security.
Provide fiscal benefits to businesses to adopt best security practices.
Set up testing labs to regularly check the safety of equipment being used in the country.
Create a cyber ecosystem in the country, developing effective public-private partnerships and collaborative engagements through technical and operational cooperation.
Building indigenous security technologies through research.