Saksham GoelAIR 27 · CSE 2021 · 176 wordsTheir whole copy
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Cyber AASHVAST (literally, assured "Cyberspace") project is an initiative to check and prevent cyber crimes by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Role in addressing cyber security issues
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Move towards digitisation and synergistic convergences between the various security apparatus systems like NATGRID, Police data, etc
Address cyber security issues like:- (a) Human trafficking deals (b) Smuggling of narcotics, gold and other valuable items on the DARK NET (c) The challenges posed by Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology (d) The safety of CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE of India from cyber threats
Cyber security also becomes critical in view of national security:- a. Indoctrination by bot-led echo- chamber formations eg Russia's involvement in US elections meddling b. Surveillance of key personalities in the alleged Pegasus scandal.
Cyber Aasvasth contributes to an "assured" governance architecture protecting the state's cyber infrastructure including websites. eg PM's twitter handle was briefly compromised recently
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Recognition System (NAFRS), NATGRID, IC4 ,etc
As the data becomes new oil, cyber has become a strategic space that needs to be protected.
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