भारत में, साइबर सुरक्षा घटनाओं पर रिपोर्ट करना निम्नलिखित में से किसके/किनके लिए विधितः अधिदेशात्मक है/हैं ?
- 1.सेवा प्रदाता (सर्विस प्रोवाइडर)
- 2.डेटा सेंटर
- 3.कॉर्पोरेट निकाय (बॉडी कॉर्पोरेट)
नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :
Read this question in English
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents?
1. Service providers
2. Data centres
3. Body corporate
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only · (b) 1 and 2 only · (c) 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) 1, 2 और 3
All three are covered. Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 lets the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) call for information and give directions to service providers, intermediaries, data centres, body corporate and any other person. Failing to comply is punishable, so reporting is a legal duty.
- ✓ 1. Service providers are named in Section 70B(6) as bound by CERT-In's calls for information and directions.
- ✓ 2. Data centres are also named in Section 70B(6).
- ✓ 3. A body corporate (a company or firm) is named too, and Section 70B(7) makes non-compliance punishable with up to one year's imprisonment, a fine of up to one lakh rupees, or both.
- • Since then CERT-In's directions of 28 April 2022 spell this out: any service provider, intermediary, data centre, body corporate and Government organisation must report specified cyber incidents to CERT-In within 6 hours of noticing them.
Remember · Under Section 70B of the IT Act, service providers, intermediaries, data centres and body corporate must give CERT-In the information it seeks; the 2022 directions set a 6-hour reporting window.
Sources
- Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 70B (India Code) ↗ “the agency referred to in sub-section (1) may call for information and give direction to the service providers, intermediaries, data centres, body corporate and any other person.”
- CERT-In Directions under Section 70B(6), 28 April 2022 ↗ · reference work “Any service provider, intermediary, data centre, body corporate and Government organisation shall mandatorily report cyber incidents as mentioned in Annexure I to CERT-In within 6 hours”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·