India is the latest to join the list of countries in imposing stricter regulations for social media companies. Though the new set of rules aims to safeguard citizens digital rights, it has divided the industry into two camps. While a few ‘Atmanirbhar apps are trying to engage more users, their bigger rivals seem to be concerned over stringent compliance norms.
Patching the gaps in India’s cybersecurity
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On Sunday, February 28, there was a sensational report in
The New York Times,
China appears to warn India: push too hard and the lights could go out, based on investigations by a United States-based cybersecurity firm. It raised the possibility that the power outage in Mumbai, on October 13, 2020, could have been the result of an attack by a Chinese state-sponsored group. Maharashtra’s Home Minister acknowledged that a report by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell showed that the grid failure was potentially the result of “cyber sabotage”. Meanwhile, the Union Power Ministry denied that the grid failure was linked to any cybersecurity incident, and blamed human error for it. We cannot say who is right since not enough information is available in the public domain. And therein lies the rub.
IT Rules: Govt Sets 50 Lakh Users Threshold To Define Significant Social Media Intermediary
The new rules require significant social media intermediaries to follow additional due diligence Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-27T15:35:12+05:30 IT Rules: Govt Sets 50 Lakh Users Threshold To Define Significant Social Media Intermediary outlookindia.com 2021-02-27T17:26:47+05:30
The government has set fifty lakh registered users as the threshold for defining significant social media intermediary , which will have to adhere to additional obligations and compliance under the new IT rules that intend to crack down on misuse of social media platforms.
The new rules, announced earlier this week, require significant social media intermediaries to follow additional due diligence, including the appointment of a chief compliance officer, nodal contact person, and resident grievance officer. All three officials will have to reside
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI.NewsVoir): India is among the top five countries with the greatest number of cyber-attacks, according to The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) have reported 7 lakh cyber-attacks in commercial and legal entities till August 2020. Hence, dealing with constant barrage of security risks and an ever-growing regulatory compliance landscape is a Challenge for CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers).
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The government said this provision is exactly the same as being exercised by the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) for the past 11 years under the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009.