Delhi, December 13: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), conducted a cybersecurity familiarisation visit and interactive session for visiting journalists from Europe, America and Central Asian countries yesterday, said an official release on Saturday.
The session was chaired by Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In and Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) at MeitY, New Delhi. Krishan Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, MeitY, offered welcome remarks to the delegation and highlighted various initiative of the ministry, including the India AI Impact Summit.
The visiting journalists were briefed on CERT-In’s continuous drills, capacity-building initiatives, and international collaborations such as working with National Cybersecurity Agency for France (ANSSI) to publish a joint high-level risk analysis report on AI entitled 'Building trust in AI through a cyber risk-based approach,' in collaboration with other national authorities including CERT-In, conducting drills jointly with International partners and global & regional forums in cyber security.
CERT-In’s initiative to strengthen cybersecurity resilience in Indian cooperative banks as well as safeguard the Indian citizens’ digital devices from bots and malware which were featured in the Global Cybersecurity Outlook January 2025 report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Dr. Bahl noted that India reported 147 ransomware incidents in 2024, adding that CERT-In’s coordinated actions significantly mitigated their impact through real-time intelligence sharing and forensic interventions.
Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In highlighted the role and responsibilities of CERT-In in cyber security, crisis management, vulnerability assessment, information sharing, and coordinated response to cyber incidents, empanelment of auditors, specialized training programmes in India. Through CERT-In’s research collaborations, public–private partnerships, and participation in international forums, CERT-In is building a robust and trusted cyber defence architecture aligned with the vision of Digital India.
