India sees sharp rise in cyber attacks as internet base continues to widen

Data breaches have cost Indian companies an average of Rs 17.6 crore in 2022 so far

Even as India’s internet base continues to widen, with the country set to have over 900 internet users by 2025, a parallel rise in cyber threats has become a matter of huge concern.

Experts say that the sudden surge in digital adoption left little time to develop a cybersecurity backbone for the country. This has put large amounts of data at risk. According to the government, there were 674,021 cyber-attacks in the country this year until June, which translates to around 3,700 cyber-attacks a day.

India does not even have a central cyber security policy as yet.

Dipesh Kaura, general