The Cyber Command: Upgrading India's National Security Architecture

by Arun Mohan Sukumar, Col. R.K. Sharma

India is increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks that range from intrusions that affect the integrity of data to large-scale attacks aimed at bringing down critical infrastructure. This vulnerability is largely a function of India's digital economy, which is a 'net information exporter' that relies heavily on devices manufactured outside the country. Another complicating factor is the density of India's cyberspace, which does not permit a uniform legal or technical threshold for data protection laws. This paper proposes a security architecture that can improve inter agency coordination, help respond to cyber attacks, and prevent them in many circumstances. The primary goals of the National Cyber Security Agency -a 'Cyber Command' that brings together the Armed Forces and civilian agencies - are improve the country's resilience and defence systems against serious electronic attacks, while enhancing its own intrusive, interceptive and exploitative capabilities.

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2016