UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Under CERT-In rules framed under the IT Act, service providers, data centres, and body corporates are all legally mandated to report cyber security incidents to CERT-In.

Topics: cyber security governance, cyber security incident reporting, mandatory reporting under it act/cert-in, science and technology