National Cyber Security Policy 2013

Objectives :-

1.) Articulate our concerns, understanding, priorities for action as well as directed efforts.

2.) Provide confidence and reasonable assurance to all stakeholders in the country (Government, business, industry and general public) and global community, about the safety, resiliency and security of cyber space.

3.) Adopt a suitable posturing that can signal our resolve to make determined efforts to effectively monitor, deter & deal with cyber crime and cyber attacks.

Features :-

1.) A National and sectoral 24X7 mechanism has been envisaged to deal with cyber threats through National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC).

 2.)Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been designated to act as a nodal agency for coordination of crisis management efforts.

3.)emphasized is the promotion of research and development in cyber security. Research and development of trustworthy systems and their testing, collaboration with industry and academia, setting up of ‘Centre of Excellence’ in areas of strategic importance

4.)Creating a workforce of 500,000 professionals trained in cyber security in the next 5 years is also envisaged in the policy through skill development and training.


5)The policy document aims at encouraging all organizations whether public or private to designate a person to serve as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) who will be responsible for cyber security initiatives.

Matter left un touched :-

1.)No  provisions to take care security risks emanating due to use of new technologies e.g. Cloud Computing, has not been addressed.

2.)tackling the risks arising due to increased use of social networking sites by criminals and anti-national elements.

3.) Not defined  the policy to create workforce of 500000 professional within 5 years