New Delhi: NSA Ajit Doval on Monday highlighted the need for safeguarding India's cyberspace saying any threat to it directly impacts social, economic and national security. He was speaking after inaugurating the national cyber security incident response exercise. A government statement said the national cyber exercise (NCX) will be conducted as a hybrid exercise over a period of 10 days from April 18 to 29 to train senior management and technical personnel of critical sector organisations and agencies on contemporary cyber threats and handling cyber incidents.
It said Doval, in his keynote address, highlighted the digital revolution taking place in the country and the launch of a large number of digital services by the government. He went on to say that cyber security remains the foundation of any successful digital transformation. "Any threat in cyberspace directly impacts our social, economic and national security and therefore we need to safeguard our cyberspace," the statement issued by the National Security Council Secretariat said. It said the NCX will help strategic leaders to better understand cyber threats, assess readiness, and develop skills for cyber crisis management and cooperation.