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financial & banking sector on various contemporary and scan the cyberspace in the country at meta data level and
focused topics of cyber security. During the period April will generate near real time situational awareness. NCCC
2019- October 2019, CERTIn has conducted 19 trainings is a multi-stakeholder body and is being implemented by
(including a separate training programme for women IT Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).The
officers) on various specialized topics of cyber security. 515 centre will facilitate various organizations and entities in
officers including system/Network Administrators, Database the country to mitigate cyber attacks and cyber incidents
Administrators, Application developers, IT Managers, Chief on a near real time basis. The phase-1 of NCCC has been
Information Security Officers (CISOs)/ Chief information operationalised in July, 2017. Implementation of NCCC
officers (CIOs), and IT Security professional have been phase-II has been started in March, 2019 and will be
trained. completed in various stages.

Cyber Forensics Cyber Surakshit Bharat
Cyber Forensics Lab at CERT-In is equipped with the The “Cyber Surakshit Bharat” (CSB) programme was
equipment and tools to carry out processing and analysis initiated in partnership with Industry consortium in Public
of the raw data extracted from the digital data storage and Private Partnership (PPP) mode with the objective to
mobile devices using sound digital forensic techniques. The educate & enable the Chief Information Security Officers
primary task of the lab is to assist the Incident Response (CISOs) & broader IT community of Central/State
(IR) team of CERT-In on occurrence of a cyber incident and Governments, Banks and PSUs to address the challenges of
extend digital forensic support. In addition, Cyber Forensics cyber security. The technical content of the training was
Lab is being utilised in investigation of the cases of cyber developed after intense discussion with Industry
security incidents and cyber crimes, submitted by central consortium. The training is being conducted in 6 cities to
and State Government ministries / departments, public train and enable around 1200 officials. As on 31st Dec.
sector organisations, law enforcement agencies, etc. 2019, fourteen batches of deep dive training have already
been organised in different cities and 535 CISOs/IT officials
Scientists at Cyber Forensic Lab impart training through from Government, PSUs, Banks and Government
training workshops organised by CERTIn on computer organisations have been trained. Calendar for 5 more
forensics and mobile device forensics through lectures, batches up to February 2020 has already been announced.
demonstrations and hands on practical sessions, which
covers seizing, preservation, processing and analysis of the Grand Challenge for Start-ups
raw data extracted from the digital items. CERT-In also Grand Challenge for Startup in the area of the cyber security
supports other institutes in imparting trainings on various has been conceptualized with the objective to promote
aspects of cyber forensics by delivering lectures along with innovation and entrepreneurship culture in the country to
demonstrations. CERTIn conducted a training on “Digital give an opportunity for entrepreneurs and researchers to
Forensics” for APCERT operational members, which was work on a real big problem of cyber security and come out
organised by Taiwan Cert the Chair of the Training Working with a world class product. While solving the problem
Group in APCERT. Government will facilitate them with the mentorship as well
as monetary support during the product development life
National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) cycle. Over all execution of Grand Challenge will be done in
Continuously evolving cyber threat landscape and its impact multiple stages which include identification of problem
on well being of Information Technology, national economy statements, constitution of expert committee and jury
and cyber security necessitates the need for near-real time panel, launch of the event, invitation of proposals from
situational awareness and rapid response to cyber security start-ups, evaluation of proposals by Jury and identification
incidents. Realizing the need, Government has taken steps of 12 start-ups to develop the solution. Data Security Council
to set up the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) to of India (DSCI) is acting as partner.
generate macroscopic views of the cyber security breaches
and cyber security threats in the country. The centre will Jury and Expert panel have been constituted. The problem

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