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Cyber security incident reporting mandate India

S&TCyber security and IT regulationsStatement-basedMediumCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents?

1Service providers
2Data centres
3Body corporate
  1. 1.

    Service providers are legally mandated to report cyber security incidents

  2. 2.

    Data centres are legally mandated to report cyber security incidents

  3. 3.

    Body corporate are legally mandated to report cyber security incidents

Options

a

1 only

b

1 and 2 only

c

3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

Under India's Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 and subsequent amendments including the Information Technology (Amendment) Rules, 2013, and cyber security incident reporting protocols, multiple entities are mandated to report breaches. Service providers (telecom companies, ISPs), data centres, and body corporate (organizations handling personal or sensitive data) all have legal obligations to report cyber security incidents and data breaches to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and to affected individuals within specific time frames. These reporting requirements were formalized to strengthen India's cyber security posture. All three categories of entities are covered under the mandatory reporting framework. > Cyber Reporting: Service Providers + Data Centers + Body Corporate = Mandatory breach reporting to CERT-In. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2017

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q85

Subject

Science & Technology

Sub-topic

Cyber security and IT regulations

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2017 - Cyber Security Rules

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