55. Which of the following statements is/ are correct with respect to the Computer Emergency Response Team of India?
i) It is the nodal agency to respond to computer security incidents.
ii) It was established under the Information Technology Act 2000.
iii) It works under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
55. Which of the following statements is/ are correct with respect to the Computer Emergency Response Team of India?
i) It is the nodal agency to respond to computer security incidents.
ii) It was established under the Information Technology Act 2000.
iii) It works under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The correct option is A a) i and ii only
55 Ans A
Explanation: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is the national nodal agency set up under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to respond to computer security incidents as and when they occur. It operates under the auspices of the Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Communication & IT.
CERT-In creates awareness on security issues through dissemination of information on its website and operates 24x7 Incident Response Help Desk. It provides Incident Prevention and Response services as well as Security Quality Management Service.
CERT-In perform the following functions in the area of cyber security: Collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents; Forecast and alerts of cyber security incidents;
Emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents; Coordination of cyber incident response activities; Issue guidelines, advisories, vulnerability notes and whitepapers relating to information security, practices, procedures, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents; and Such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribed. Recently, the infrastructure at CERT-In was upgraded for protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Process has been initiated for upgrading the other systems which will optimize the existing infrastructure. A state of the art Disaster Recovery (DR) site has been made optional at CDAC Bangalore which will take-up the essential IT services of CERT-In including mail, web and incident tracking in case of an eventuality.
The DR site has been set-up to ensure 24x7 Operational readiness of CERT-In
a) i and ii only
55 Ans A
Explanation: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is the national nodal agency set up under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to respond to computer security incidents as and when they occur. It operates under the auspices of the Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Communication & IT.
CERT-In creates awareness on security issues through dissemination of information on its website and operates 24x7 Incident Response Help Desk. It provides Incident Prevention and Response services as well as Security Quality Management Service.
CERT-In perform the following functions in the area of cyber security: Collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents; Forecast and alerts of cyber security incidents;
Emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents; Coordination of cyber incident response activities; Issue guidelines, advisories, vulnerability notes and whitepapers relating to information security, practices, procedures, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents; and Such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribed. Recently, the infrastructure at CERT-In was upgraded for protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Process has been initiated for upgrading the other systems which will optimize the existing infrastructure. A state of the art Disaster Recovery (DR) site has been made optional at CDAC Bangalore which will take-up the essential IT services of CERT-In including mail, web and incident tracking in case of an eventuality.
The DR site has been set-up to ensure 24x7 Operational readiness of CERT-In
