SWACHCHTA KENDRA

WHY IN NEWS
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched Cyber Swachchta Kendra
Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre for analysis of malware and botnets that affect
networks and systems

ABOUT CYBER SWACHCHTA KENDRA

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Part of Digital
India initiative
under MeitY

Notify, enable
cleaning and secure
systems of end-users

Will work in coordination

with the internet service
Will enhance awareness
providers (ISPs)
regarding botnet and
malware infection along
with measures to be taken
to secure their devices

Systems will be scanned by the

Computer Emergency Response
Team (CERT-in) for free for users
who register to the CSK website

Will promote start-ups

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in cyber-attack
security

India is promoting
Digital India, Go
cashless campaign

Cyber crime cases in the

country registered under
There are half a billion the IT Act surged nearly
people online, over 250 300 percent between 2011
million smartphones,
and 2014
one billion mobile
phones in the country

ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE LAUNCH OF

CYBER SWACHHTA KENDRA

Sectoral CERTs to be
The National Cyber Coordination created, that would
Centre to be operational by operate under CERT-In.
June 2017 CERTs are to be set up
in the state level as well

Empower designated Forensic 10 more STQC (Standardisation Testing and Quality

Labs to work as the certied Certication) Testing Facilities to be set up. Testing
authority to establish cyber-crime fee for any start-up that comes up with a digital
technology in the quest of cyber security, to be
reduced by 50%

REASONS FOR INCREASING CYBER ATTACKS

Borderless: The cyber
world has no barriers
of geography

Increased Penetration
whereas awareness
about the security No national security
features is inadequate architecture that can
assess the nature of
cyber threats and
respond effectively

India uses cheap

smartphone which
have low security Local police is unaware
features of various provisions
of IT Act, 2000 and

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also of IPC related to
Lack of coordination cyber crimes
among agencies and
departments involved
in cyber space like lack of IT skilled
CERT-In, NTRO, etc. manpower

BOTNET MALWARE
Is a network of computers infected with
Malware is short for malicious
malware without the user's knowledge
software - computer programs
and controlled by cybercriminals. They're
designed to inltrate and damage
typically used to send spam emails,
computers without the users
transmit viruses and engage in other
consent.
acts of cybercrime.

TOOLS PROVIDED FOR FREE UNDER CSK ARE

AppSamvid: This is a
whitelisting tool for
the desktop

M Kavach: Special
anti-virus tool
for smart
phones and
tablets

Browser JSGuard: It helps

to block malicious Java
Script and HTML les
while browsing the web

WHAT COULD BE DONE?

Immediate focus on increasing
Implement measures the trained workforce to manage
suggested by National the cyber security issues
Cyber Security 2013

India should build its R&D in cyber security in order

ownoffensive team to innovate technologies
like China

Concept of air gapping which

Institutional measures such as
isolate the critical infrastructures
setting up Indian Cyber Crime
from the internet should be used
Coordination Centre, National
Cyber Security Agency that can
coordinate with various agencies

coordination among all the stake

holders vis-a-vis corporates,
India can follow Tallinn Manual
government, NGOs, etc. Recently
which is an academic work related
Ground Zero Summit held to discuss
to laws that apply to cyber-crimes
the challenges in cyber security
which developed nations such as
USA are following

India should persuade at

global forum for depleting
the use of cyber weapons
similar to thatof NSG