12.67 lakh cyber security incidents reported till November this year: MOS IT Chandrasekhar

Over 12.67 lakh cyber security incidents have been reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team till vember this year, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar informed Parliament on Wednesday.

Last year, 14.02 lakh cyber security incidents were recorded in country, according to information shared by Chandrasekhar in Lok Sabha.

"With borderless cyber coupled with anymity, along with rapid growth of Internet, rise in cyber attacks and cyber security incidents is a global phemen. Government is fully cognizant and aware of various cyber security threats. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is mandated to track and monitor cyber security incidents in India," minister said.

He said in recently tified cyber security direction CERT-In has w made it mandatory for all incidents to be mandatorily reported to CERT-In.