We appreciate the decision of the Union Ministry of Communication and IT to release National Cyber Security Policy 2013. The next step is to make the policy operational. Cyber warfare is a new threat and one cannot say from which side or country this threat can come. We have the need to protect our physical and business assets. Since everything is computerized now, threat of violation of our privacy and secrecy has increased manifold. In particular we need to safeguard our cyber space to ensure that our establishments and critical infrastructure such as air defence system, power infrastructure, nuclear plants, telecommunications system are fully protected otherwise it may create economic instability. Recent experience has shown that it is possible for interested organizations or individuals to endanger cyber security of a country. Cyber threat is global and not India specific. So far global strategy of cyber security has not been developed and the Minister for Communication is right in suggesting that a global strategy has to be evolved. Our country would be very much willing to be part of the global cyber fraternity, which would also guarantee security, and privacy of physical and business assets.
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