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    Parliamentary Committee asks the government to strengthen critical digital infrastructure

    Posted 16 Feb 2024

    Updated 22 Mar 2024

    1 min read

    • Committee noted that,
      • 373 govt websites were hacked in the past 5 years (2018-2023).
      • Low recovery rate i.e 10.4% of the transactions reported over the last three years (2020-2022).
      • Others issues highlighted includes Money Laundering by Fintech, Biometrics cloning, etc.
         
    • Recommendations of the committee
      • Multipronged approach with effective coordination of all stakeholders to deal with cyber frauds.
      • Rationalisation of Micro-ATMs and Banking correspondents in hotspots.
         
    • Existing Framework of Cyber Security
      • National Cyber Security Framework, 2013
        • National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) is responsible for coordinating, overseeing and ensuring compliance with cyber security policies.
      • Legislative measures like Information Technology (IT) Act 2000.
      • Dedicated agencies like Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)act as the National agency (under Section 70B of the IT Act) for cyber security.
        • Computer Security Incident Response Team-Finance Sector under CERT-In.
      • National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)-Nodal Agency in respect of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection.
         

    Critical digital infrastructure

    • It refers to the computer systems and networks that are crucial for the functioning of the society and economy. 
    • This includes systems used in areas like healthcare, transportation, finance, and utilities.
    • Tags :
    • Critical digital infrastructure
    • Cyber Security
    • Money Laundering
    • National Cyber Security Framework
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