Recently, the Census & National Population Register database has been declared as critical information infrastructure.
Key Points:
About
Critical Information Infrastructure(CII):
As per the Information Technology Act, of 2000,‘Critical Information Infrastructure’ means a computer resource, the destruction of which, shall have a negative impact on national security, economy, public health, or safety.
Under the Act, the government has the power to declare any data, database, IT network, or communications infrastructure as CII to protect that digital asset.
Any person who secures access or attempts to secure access to a protected system in violation of the law can be punished with a jail term of up to 10 years.
Critical Information Infrastructure:
Transportation
Energy
Military
e-Government
Banking
Information & Telecommunication
Why is CII Protection Necessary?
The backbone of Critical Operations.
IT Failure leads to Crippling other Sectors.
Protection of CIIs in India
National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) acts as the nodal agency for taking all measures to protect the nation’s critical information infrastructure.