CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is actively working towards ensuring a safe cyber space for the country. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), founded in 2018 by the MHA, is a special purpose unit to fight the cyber crime and cyber security challenges.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) is an operational cybersecurity and e-surveillance agency in India. It is intended to screen communication metadata and co-ordinate the intelligence gathering activities of other agencies.

Detailed explanation-4: -CISA acts as the quarterback for the federal cybersecurity team, protecting and defending the home front-our federal civilian government networks-in close partnership with the Office of Management and Budget, which is responsible federal cyber security overall.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nathaniel Fick, who was appointed to the new post in September 2022, said at a German Marshall Fund event on foreign technology policy that the ongoing war in Ukraine is demonstrative in not only tech’s critical role in 21st century conflict, but also international relations.