Cyber security is a complex field that requires
domain specific expertise. As on date we cannot say with certainty
that any particular country is fully cyber secure. Different
countries have different level of cyber preparedness but India is
lagging far behind in cyber security fields.
The cyber
security trends and developments of India 2013 (PDF) and
Cyber
Security Trends and Developments in India 2014 have
categorically proved that India is way behind in cyber security field
than its western counterparts. Similarly, the cyber
law developments in India 2014 are also not very
promising.
If we keep in mind the cyber
security trends in India 2015 released by CECSRDI,
there are many complicated cyber security challenges that are waiting
for India in the year 2015. Some of the areas of concern pointed out
by CECSRDI are international legal aspects of cyber security, state
sponsored cyber attacks, increasing use of malware, cyber espionage,
cloud computing adoption in India, mobile security and mobile
governance issues, critical infrastructure protection requirements in
India, etc.
India has lax and outdated cyber law and there is no
dedicated cyber security law in India as on date. In the past Indian
government expressed its desire to enact cyber
security breach disclosure norms but lack of political
will resulted in lapse of that idea.
In short, the cyber security preparedness of India
is not up to the mark. On top of it Indian government announced
technology driven projects like Digital
India and Internet
of Things (IoT) (PDF) that also without any cyber
crisis management plan of India and establishment of
offensive
and defensive cyber security capabilities.
It is also expected that malware like Stuxnet, Duqu,
Flame, etc would be used more aggressively in the year 2015. These
malware are not only stealth but they are also too sophisticated to
be detected by India. Let us hope that Indian government would
consider cyber security as a top priority area in the year 2015.
