IFF Briefing Call | Understanding the Uncertainty Around CERT-In’s New Cyber Security Directions
Channel: Internet Freedom Foundation
Date: 2022-05-14

On April 28, 2022, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued fresh directions in relation to information security practices, procedures, prevention, response, and reporting of cyber incidents. Given increasing digitization and frequent reports of user databases being available for sale, efforts to improve reporting of cyber security incidents are required.

However, these directions, issued without any public consultation, include mandates for overbroad data collection and data retention, vague technical requirements and penal provisions for non-compliance. With directions slated to go into effect after June 27, 2022, pressing concerns about what they mean for VPN services and anonymity-preserving services like TOR remain.

In this conversation, IFF staffers Tejasi Panjiar, Prateek Waghre and  Mr. Srinvas Kodali, researcher with the Free Software Movement of India, will talk about their concerns related to surveillance and data retention beyond need or purpose.

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