Confidential information secured in India from Cyber Attacks

The central government has taken a number of steps to protect confidential information in the defence sector from cyber attacks, Defence Minister Manhohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday.

The minister said in a written reply that cyber operation centres have been set up to enhance cyber security of Indian cyberspace.

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"To protect important and confidential data from cyber attack, the operational network of the armed forces are air-gapped from Internet," he said.

The defence services have also established Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to prevent and react to cyber attacks, the minister said.

Source: IANS