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The chapter draws attention to cyber threats, which endanger the safety of modern states, organisations and international relations. It explains the concept of cyber terrorism and what are the various dangers and challenges posed by cyber terrorism specifically for India’s national security? It further examines the various initiatives commenced by the Indian government to counter cyber terrorism both at the state and global level? The first part of the research aims to understand the concepts and meaning of cyber terrorism and delineate it from other terms like cybercrime, cyber-attacks, etc. Further, it will identify the people involved in these types of activities and what are the motives and intentions to carry out cyber terrorist’s attacks. The study also investigates the adverse impact of cyber terrorism on the national security of India. It describes various types of threats and challenges that India’s cybersecurity has been facing or is likely to be in the future. It tried to dig out the options about how cyber terrorism might become a bigger menace in the future which could threaten India’s security. And in the last part, it will evaluate several measures, initiatives adopted by the Indian government to counter cyber terrorism at national and as well as at the international level. It will underline the evolution of the cybersecurity policy in India. The study proceeds by critically analysing various policies that the Indian government has devised over the years as a response to counter these threats and challenges. At the national level, what are the several policies and acts that have been initiated and to what extent these initiatives have been able to counter cyber terrorism? It will identify its inadequacies as well as its prospects. At the international level, India is actively cooperating with other states like the United States, and international organisation like United Nations to tackle cyber terrorism. Lastly, the research will try to identify cyber threats and assess various policies, initiatives and international cooperation.
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Cert-In founded on in 2004 based on the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team publishes an annual report on cybersecurity incidents.
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Gulshan Rai former head of the Cert at the DeitY became the first Coordinator.
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Prasad, S., Kumar, A. (2022). Cyber Terrorism: A Growing Threat to India’s Cyber Security. In: Singh, S.K., Singh, S.P. (eds) Nontraditional Security Concerns in India. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3735-3_4
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