Global Cybersecurity Index: ITU

  • Recently, India has ranked tenth (10th) in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 by ITU (International Telecommunication Union) by moving up 37
  • 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 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
About International Telecommunication Union
  • It is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies –
  • Founded in 1865
  • Objective: To facilitate international connectivity in communications
  • Headquarters: Geneva,
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
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
  • 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).
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