National Cyber Security Policy

Union Minister for Communications and IT released the National Cyber Security Policy
The "National Cyber Security Policy" has been prepared in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, user entities and public. 

• This policy aims at facilitating creation of secure computing environment and enabling adequate trust and confidence in electronic transactions and also guiding stakeholders actions for protection of cyber space. 

• The National Cyber Security Policy document outlines a road-map to create a framework for comprehensive, collaborative and collective response to deal with the issue of cyber security at all levels within the country. 

• The policy recognises the need for objectives and strategies that need to be adopted both at the national level as well as international level. 

• The objectives and strategies outlined in the National Cyber Security Policy together serve as a means to: 

i. Articulate our concerns, understanding, priorities for action as well as directed efforts. 

ii. Provide confidence and reasonable assurance to all stakeholders in the country (Government, business, industry and general public) and global community, about the safety, resiliency and security of cyber space. 

iii. Adopt a suitable posturing that can signal our resolve to make determined efforts to effectively monitor, deter & deal with cyber crime and cyber attacks. 

Salient features of the policy