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India wants telecom operators to report critical AI cybersecurity incidents
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Telecom AI attack reporting: the Telecommunications Act 2023 repeal list every GS3 cyber answer needs
Telecom firms may have to report serious AI-linked cyber incidents.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2017
What you need to know
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India is moving to require telecom operators to report critical cybersecurity incidents linked to artificial intelligence.
The proposal sits within the Telecommunications Act, 2023, which replaced the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and is administered by the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications.
Regulators want early warning of AI-enabled attacks on network infrastructure.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Telecommunications Act, 2023 replaced the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
- It also repealed the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933
- Administered by the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
- Proposal: telecom operators to report critical AI-linked cybersecurity incidents
- Aim: early warning of AI-enabled attacks on network infrastructure
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How the exam will ask it
ப்ரிலிம்ஸ்
- The Telecommunications Act, 2023 repealed the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.
- The Act is administered by the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications, not MeitY.
- The proposal would require telecom operators to report critical cybersecurity incidents linked to artificial intelligence.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS3 (Internal security, cyber security, science and technology). Issue: AI-enabled attacks threaten telecom networks as critical infrastructure; the Telecommunications Act, 2023 gives DoT the framework to mandate incident reporting. Implication: faster threat detection and coordination, but compliance burden and data-sharing concerns; way forward is clear reporting thresholds, coordination with CERT-In, and safeguards for privacy and proportionality.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents?
- Service providers
- Data centres
- Body corporate
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
விடையைக் காட்டு
விடை: D
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
With reference to the Telecommunications Act, 2023, consider the following statements:
- It is administered by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- It left the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 in force alongside it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
விடையைக் காட்டு
விடை: D — Correct: Neither 1 nor 2 — Neither holds: the Act sits with the Department of Telecommunications and repealed the 1885 Telegraph Act. • 1 only — wrong: Statement 1 is false: the Act is administered by the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications. • 2 only — wrong: Statement 2 is false because the 2023 Act repealed the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. • Both 1 and 2 — wrong: Neither statement holds, so 'Both' is wrong.
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