CYBER SECURITY LANDSCAPE IN INDIA
In response to domestic and international pressure to enhance cybersecurity measures, the government of India released the National Cyber Security Policy, which set forth 14 objectives that included enhancing the protection of critical infrastructure and developing 500,000 skilled cybersecurity professionals by the end of year 2018. A key component of NCSP is the development of public–private partnership (PPP) efforts to enhance the cybersecurity landscape. PPPs are especially well-suited for areas that require diverse types of expertise and knowledge to address complex problems, including cybersecurity. Economic Issues There are 2 key features of the Indian economy affect its cybersecurity posture: Owing to the rapidly growing IT and business process management (IT&BPM) sector and its various data breaches, the country is facing unprecedented pressure from foreign offshoring clients and Western governments to strengthen cybersecurity. In 2011, the US and India signed a me...