Cybersecurity governance reform needed; expert calls for review of CERT-In's control

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (UNI) India should undertake a time-bound review of bringing the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to strengthen coordination between cybersecurity response, national security and criminal investigations, industrial cybersecurity specialist K. S. Manoj has said. Manoj argued that the growing threat of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyberattacks and intrusions that remain undetected for months calls for a cybersecurity framework focused not only on issuing alerts but also on identifying the earliest point of compromise, tracing data theft and ensuring accountability. The proposal comes amid concerns over reported…