India requires a safe cyberspace to sustain the success it achieved in the digital field. Elucidate. (200 words)
Refer – The Hindu
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IAS Parliament 6 years
KEY POINTS
India’s achievement in the digital field
· India is one of the key players in the digital and knowledge-based economy.
· We hold more than a 50% share of the world’s outsourcing market.
· India is world’s 3rd largest hub for technology-driven start-ups in the world.
· Its ICT sector is estimated to reach the $225 billion landmark by 2020.
· India has successfully implemented initiatives such as Aadhaar, MyGov, Government e-Market, DigiLocker, Bharat Net, etc.
Necessity of a safer cyber space
· Increasing digital integration in commerce and governance made India the 5th most vulnerable country in the world in terms of cyber security breaches.
· There are rising number of viruses and malwares being developed, which gives the attackers cross-platform options.
· Similarly, a large number of data breaches happened in food delivery app, Zomato; Uber; and are largely put to sale in Dark net.
Measures towards a safer cyber space
· India has ranked 23 out of 165 nations in the commitment of nations to cyber security, which is a significant achievement.
· India is planning for an integrated cyber security policies and frameworks and creating adequate infrastructure to tackle cyber threats.
· To address the rising cyber threats in India, the nation had hosted 15th Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team conference and 5thGlobal Conference on Cyberspace 2017 in Delhi.
· In the recent summits India reaffirmed a global call to action for all United Nations member nations to not attack the core of the Internet even when in a state of war.
· The government is keen to fund cyber security research; it announced that it will award a grant worth Rs. 5 crore to start-ups working on innovations in the field of cyber security.
