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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

Explanation

All are correct
  • Any service provider, intermediary, data centre, body corporate and Government organisation shall mandatorily report cyber incidents to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) within 6 hours of noticing such incidents or being brought to notice about such incidents.

Additional Information

  • CERT-In is the national nodal agency that deals with cybersecurity threats.
  • It is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  • It was formed in 2004 under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3; Difficulty Level: Easy
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