Why new CERT-In rules will be game changer in India's cyber security space

CERT-In, the nodal agency that deals with cybersecurity threats in India, recently issued guidelines to report cyber incidents, putting the entire security landscape and VPN services providers in a state of flux. Experts believe that though the rules are very broad in nature, this is the first time that a mechanism is being put in India that makes reporting cyber incidents mandatory.

On April 28, CERT-In came out with directions and guidelines relating to information security practices, which will come into effect in 60 days and will impact industry players like data centres, VPN services provider, VPN providers, cloud services