Cert-In pivots cybersecurity audits to threat readinessCert-In introduces revamped cybersecurity audit guidelines. These guidelines emphasise continuous threat preparedness. They move away from ...
09 Aug, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
Have undertaken various measures in collaboration with CERT-In against cyber threats: MoS for Health in Lok SabhaThe Union Health Ministry of India has partnered with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to ensure data security and pri...
04 Aug, 2023, 03.03 PM IST
Cert-In issues new guidelines for government bodies, mandates appointment of CISOAll government organisations must also formulate a cyber security policy, assign roles and responsibilities of CISO, and put in place a ded...
30 Jun, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
Govt likely to extend Cert-In cyber rules deadline to aid MSMEsThis will apply to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Minister of State for Elect...
12 Oct, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Now, Proton VPN removes physical servers from IndiaIn a statement to ET, the Switzerland-based company has called the new guidelines, which came into effect at the end of June, "highly regre...
22 Sep, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
MSMEs may be told to hire info security officerThe ministry will, meanwhile, also reach out to various MSMEs and seek the status of their capacitybuilding exercises, the official said. A...
29 Aug, 2022, 06.01 AM IST
Indian cyber agency gives VPN providers 3-months breatherThe ministry said the extension was provided after MSMEs, data centres, VPS, VPN, and cloud service providers sought time to “build capacit...
28 Jun, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
Govt bans VPN, cloud services for employeesThe mandate comes just days after ExpressVPN, Surfshark and NordVPN said they would stop offering their services in the country following a...
17 Jun, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
MeitY unlikely to relent on six-hour rule of Cert-In despite pushback from industryThe decision of the ministry was conveyed to the industry as well as other stakeholders on Friday at a roundtable meeting chaired by Minist...
11 Jun, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Cybersecurity norms unlikely to be relaxedThe IT ministry's decision was conveyed to all stakeholders on Friday at a roundtable meeting chaired by Minister of State for Information ...
11 Jun, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
MeitY to discuss new cybersecurity rules with VPN firms on FridayThe consultation is likely to be chaired by Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. It has been ...
10 Jun, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
Tech policy groups push back against India's new cybersecurity rulesOn April 28, Cert-In had come out with a set of guidelines for all companies, intermediaries, data centres and government organisations und...
05 Jun, 2022, 09.43 PM IST
Follow rules or leave India: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar to VPN service providersChandrasekhar was speaking at the release of the Frequently Answered Questions (FAQs) on the Cert-In guidelines, which were issued on April...
19 May, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
CERT-In mandate not for surveillance: govt sourcesThe IT ministry is likely to come out with detailed clarifications on the CERT-In mandate in the coming days, sources said, in the wake of ...
17 May, 2022, 06.02 AM IST
Tech companies have a few queries on CERT-In’s cybersecurity rulesIn a letter sent to the cybersecurity agency, the Information Technology Industry (ITI) Council has requested the government to open this u...
09 May, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
Government issues new cybersecurity guidelines“To effectvly fight cybercrime, all companies n enterprises must mandatorily report cyber incidents to @IndianCERT, New #CyberSecurity dire...
28 Apr, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
- Plan to beef up IT security in key infrastructure sectors
It may not be too long before private and public organisations in the critical infrastructure sectors such as telecom, transport, banks, po...
09 Mar, 2007, 03.03 AM IST