Friday, June 21, 2013:In order to protect itself from cyber attacks, India will soon frame new testing standards for telecom gear. The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has reportedly decided that the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) clearance will no longer be enough to certify global telecom gear used in India. Accroding to NSCS, the telecom department (DoT) will work with the Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY) and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) to establish testing standards and procedures for telecom gear, which will be necessary in addition to CCRA certification.
India is also readying a cyber security framework, a cybersecurity policy and a National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) that will monitor metadata on cyber traffic flows. A top DoT official has reportedly said that the telecom department has established a pilot lab and creation of a full-fledged certification centre and development systems is in progress.
Electronics Bazaar, South Asia’s No.1 Electronics B2B magazine
