India conducts national cyber defence exercise

India's national security agencies, in collaboration with the tri-services, are presently engaged in a weeklong cyber defense exercise to assess the durability of India's essential civilian and military infrastructure, as stated by knowledgeable officials. With the threat of cyberattacks from China and other adversaries intensifying daily, the exercise is aimed at testing the resilience of India's critical infrastructure. 

Led by the Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA), the cybersecurity drills involve the participation of various branches of national security, all focused on evaluating the effectiveness of the protective firewalls that safeguard India's vital infrastructure. While the government maintains a discreet stance on the matter, these efforts underscore the significance placed on fortifying India's critical assets against potential cyber threats. Following collaborative cybersecurity efforts within the Quad framework, a recent cyber defense exercise has been initiated in response to the discovery of Chinese sleeper malware in Australian and Japanese networks, as revealed by US cyber experts. The identified malware is typically implanted within critical networks, remaining dormant for extended periods. 

Although the Indian national security agencies and tri-services network are safeguarded through air gap measures and standalone servers, the Union government servers managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) frequently face cyber-attacks and compromises from adversaries seeking to obtain confidential information and intelligence using implanted malware. In response to the expanding digital landscape of the Indian economy, security strategists are evaluating the national networks to enhance their resilience by implementing more robust firewall architecture.

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Source: Internet