GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

Recently formulated 'joint doctrine for cyberspace operations' by Indian armed forces will lead to strengthening of the cyber-security posture for both conventional operations as well as gray zone warfare. Examine.

Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025

Cyber SecuritySecurity Forces and AgenciesNon-state ActorsTerrorism

Syllabus: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.

How toppers approached it

From all 9 answers · about 150 words · 67% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening78%
  • A figure22%

Body

  • Points56%
  • Points and prose44%

Close

  • A way forward67%
  • A summary22%
  • No separate close11%

The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 160 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

21st century is no more the era of trifecta of traditional warfare: Land, water, sky; but has evolved into Grey zone warfare :

Body · points and prose

Diagram
[White: 100% Peace] --- [GREY ZONE: Cyber Attacks, DisInfo Campaigns] --- [Black: Full War]

Significance of recent Doctrine :

(A) Conventional

  1. Symantec Report: India is 3rd worst affected country by Cyber Attacks.

  2. Increase in complexity & types (Denial of services, Phishing, etc.)

  3. Loss of money, Digital Financial scams, etc > detrimental to Economic & fin. Stability of India

(4) Comprehensive C-security is a multi-faceted domain that requires special intervention.

Diagram
CYBER -> Application Security -> Network Security -> Data Security -> Disaster Recovery -> Enduser Awareness

(B) Gray zone warfare

(1) Attack prevention on critical Infrastructure (Ex: AIIMS ransomware attack by China)

(2) DisInfo campaigns being fueled by State & State sponsored platforms (Pak in JK)

Challenges Remaining

(1) Lack of dedicated Legal provision (as highlighted by UK govt report)

(2) Failure to implement 2013 cyber sec. policies

Way Ahead

-> 5,00,000+ trained Professionals -> Fiscal incentives to adopt c-sec measures.

Close · a way forward

Time is critical to adopt Industry-academia-Govt collaboration as depicted in Kerala's Cyber Dome Project.

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