How India Dealt With Cyberattacks In 2019

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How India Dealt With Cyberattacks In 2019
The Cyberattacks
How The Authorities Handled The Attacks
Data Safety
Perils Of Going Digital
Personal Data Protection Bill
National Cybersecurity
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Cyberattacks are rife in India, only the US and China are placed higher on this list.
With companies suffering heavy damages (monetary as well as in data theft), cybersecurity insurance purchases are selling like hotcakes, 50% increase in 2018 alone.
India’s capabilities in the cyber world have expanded and there are a large number of agencies — but sharing real-time information is always not enough.
India-based healthcare website was attacked in 2019, medical records and information of 68 million patients and doctors were stolen.
On average, it takes foreign agencies 7 days to respond and contain cyberattacks, cybersecurity agencies in India take 9 days to do the same.
Their reluctance to divulge information is worrisome, it took NPCIL (National Power Corporation of India Ltd.) 55 days to own their mistakes following Kundankulum incident.
The vast amount of data accumulation has led to cyberattacks becoming frequent and the government and cybersecurity authorities to implement strict rules and regulations.
Digital India Mission and increasing cybersecurity concerns have transformed this area into a multi-billion-dollar industry, currently valued at $4.5 billion, expected to reach $35 billion by 2030.
India was among the top nations which came under ransomware attacks in 2019.
PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ initiative, though flamboyant in outlook but necessary for the country’s economic prosperity, has been more harmful than helpful.
India does not have security personnel, as Taiwan does, who are specifically trained to counter cybersecurity threats.
India can better equip themselves by providing vocational cybersecurity guidelines to its professionals

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