MeitY says no mandatory registration for online games without real moneyNew regulations from MeitY will exempt online games without real money stakes from mandatory registration. Real-money games will undergo st...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
RBI in talks with global regulators, banks to review Mythos risks, sources sayIndia's central bank is actively engaging with global counterparts and local institutions to assess potential cybersecurity threats from An...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
IT rules could get tougher; Rubrik’s big India playHappy Wednesday! Experts have raised concerns over the proposed amendments to the IT rules. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
01 Apr, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
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
Companies grapple with costs, complexity of overlapping cybersecurity lawsIndia's digital economy faces increasing compliance burdens due to overlapping cybersecurity laws from various regulatory bodies. Companies...
31 Dec, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
PSBs finding it hard to fill IT roles on boards; seek relaxation in RBI rule that mandates tech strategy panelsState-owned lenders in India are seeking relaxation in the Reserve Bank of India's guidelines regarding the composition of board-level info...
18 Apr, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Explained: What the AI cybersecurity guidelines endorsed by the US, UK and 16 other countries entailWho are the countries, what are the guidelines and how significant is this agreement? Here’s a detailed look.
28 Nov, 2023, 12.21 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
Government likely to launch national malware repository on August 3The launch of the national malware repository and the national cyber registry is likely to create a robust cybersecurity regime for the cou...
01 Jul, 2022, 08.04 PM 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
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
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
Govt to unveil national cyber security strategy soon: National Cyber Security CoordinatorOn the national security narrative for the telecom sector, National Cyber Security Coordinator Rajesh Pant said, "While other nations have ...
03 Jul, 2021, 06.54 PM IST