File No: 2(35)/2011-CERT-In
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
Department of Electronics and Information Technology
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To implement Cyber Crisis Management Plan for dealing with cyber related incidents
impacting critical national processes or endangering public safety and security of the
Nation,
by way
of well
coordinated,
multi
disciplinary
approach
at the
National,
Sectoral as well as entity levels.
5)
To conduct and facilitate regular cyber security drills & exercises at National, sectoral
and entity levels to enable assessment of the security posture and level of emergency
preparedness in resisting and dealing with cyber security incidents.
. Securing E-Governance services
))
To
mandate
implementation
of global
security
best
practices,
business
continuity
management and cyber crisis management plan for all e-Governance initiatives in the
country, to reduce the risk of disruption and improve the security posture.
2)
To encourage wider usage of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) within Government for
trusted communication and transactions.
3)
To engage information security professionals / organisations to assist e-Governance
initiatives and ensure conformance to security best practices.
. Protection and resilience of Critical Information Infrastructure
)
To
develop
a
plan
for
protection
of
Critical
Information
infrastructure
and
its
integration with business plan at the entity level and implement such plan. The plans
shall include establishing mechanisms for secure information flow (while in process,
handling,
storage
proactive
& transit),
guidelines
posture
assessment
security
and
standards,
and
crisis
forensically
management
enabled
plan,
information
infrastructure.
2)
To
Operate
(NCIIPC)
a 24x7
to
National
function
as
the
Critical
nodal
Information
Infrastructure
critical
for
agency
Protection
Centre
infrastructure
information
protection in the country.
3)
To facilitate identification,
prioritisation, assessment,
remediation
and
protection of
on the plan for protection of critical
critical infrastructure and key resources based
information infrastructure.
4)
To
mandate
management
implementation
and
cyber
of global
security
crisis management
best
plan
practices,
business
continuity
by all critical sector entities,
to
reduce the risk of disruption and improve the security posture.
5)
To encourage
and
mandate
as appropriate,
the use of validated
and certified
IT
products.
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