Strategy 2020 Background As India is on the way of becoming USD 1Tn economy, the Government of India is working towards updating its National Cybersecurity strategy in order to improve its position in the cyber space. While India has come a long way since it launched its policy in 2013, there are many new challenges that have emerged due to technology advancement. Our research suggests that between 2016 and 2018, India was second most-affected country due to targeted attacks and the average cost for a data breach in India has gone up to INR 11.9 Cr (USD 1.7 Mn). Additionally, in 2017 CERT-IN handled 53,117 incidents, while in 2018 the number was 2,08,456. The sudden rise in incidents can be linked to increased digitization of our economy. According DSCI’s report on Cyber insurance, there are more than 560mn internet subscriber in India, with India becoming 2nd largest App market in the World. Recently, UPI transactions have crossed USD 14mn. Global Cybersecurity Index for 2018 ranks India at 47th place globally, in its assessment covering 5 pillars (legal, technical measures, Organizational measures, capacity building and global collaboration). There is dire need for Government of India to intervene and help the sectors to improve cybersecurity posture of the country. Scope Data Security Council of India (DSCI), as an industry body has consolidated its perspective on the 2020 national cybersecurity strategy, in consultation with the enterprises from various sectors (Power, BFSI, Energy and IT/ITeS). The remaining document provides detailed perspective on various discussion points. This report is based on high-level submission that DSCI made on ww.ncss2020.nic.in website The remaining report consolidates and present our view points, along with the inputs gathered from the industry. A NASSCOM® Initiative