India's cyber security needs creation of indigenous tools and increase in talented human capacity: Report

Creation of indigenous tools along with building human capacity with relevant capabilities is imperative for India’s **cyber security** , a report by business consulting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) in collaboration with industry chamber Assocham said on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_3378508” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Cyber Security. Thinkstock[/caption] According to the report titled “Securing the Nations **Cyberspace** ,” businesses should not limit their efforts towards cyber resilience merely for compliance, but practice self-regulation, while the government should create robust policy environment and ensure adequate technology support. “It is critical that all economic participants in a country pay attention to cyber security and develop adequate measures to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover processes and capabilities in the face of threats,” said Sivarama Krishnan, Partner and Leader, Cybersecurity, PwC India, in a statement. The report underlines the need of citizen participation in mitigating cyber risks and an inclusive approach to create a secure business ecosystem, where the government, industry sectors, standard bodies and businesses must play a role. Last week, at a summit on cyber and network security organised by Assocham, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that there is a huge gap in India’s capability and capacity when it comes to cyber warfare and it is imperative to narrow down this difference to discourage cyber attackers.