Critical Information Infrastructure

On 17th June, 2022, the government declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as critical information infrastructure (CII).

It implies any harm to them can have an impact on national security.

About CII

  • According to the Information Technology Act of 2000 “Critical Information Infrastructure" as a “computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety”.
  • The government, under the IT Act of 2000, has the power to declare any data, database, IT network or communications infrastructure as CII to protect that digital asset.
  • These are ....
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