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05/07/23 06:42 AM IST

Lt Gen MU Nair takes over as India's top cyber security chief

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  • Lt Gen MU Nair has been appointed the new National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) replacing Lt Gen (retd.) Dr Rajesh Pant.
About Lt Gen MU Nair
  • Lt Gen MU Nair, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, is appointed as the head of the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC).
  • He is India’s third cyber security chief after Lt Gen (retd.) Dr Rajesh Pant and first chief Gulshan Rai.
  • Lt Gen MU Nair is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy.
  • He has also held other important positions including the additional director general, signal intelligence, chief of staff of a corps and command.
  • Nair has rich expertise in cyber warfare, signal intelligence and communication & information technology at the domestic and global levels.
About NCCC
  • National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) works under National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and coordinates with different agencies at the national level in cybersecurity-related matters.
  • The NCCC is expected to generate necessary situational awareness of existing and potential cyber security threats, alert all relevant agencies during a cyber attack and maintain better cyber intelligence sharing.
  • The NCCC screens all forms of meta-data, ensures better coordination between different intelligence agencies and “streamlines” intelligence gathering.
  • It functions along with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), (CERT-IN), which has the government, public-private and private sectors under its jurisdiction.
  • National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) has been established for the protection of critical information infrastructure in the country.
Source- Hindustan Times

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