QUESTION 19
GS3
15 marks
What are the different elements of cyber security? Keeping in view the challenges in cyber security, examine the extent to which India has successfully developed a comprehensive National Cyber Security Strategy.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain the elements of cyber security and examine how far India has built a comprehensive national cyber security strategy.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1Elements: application, network, information, operational, endpoint, cloud security; disaster recovery; user education≈65 words
- 2India's framework: National Cyber Security Policy 2013, CERT-In, NCIIPC, I4C, IT Act, DPDP Act 2023; draft National Cyber Security Strategy pending≈65 words
- 3Gaps: no final strategy, skills shortage, attacks on AIIMS (2022)≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ElementsFrameworkGapsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not judging 'extent'
- Missing the pending strategy
Draw this
- Layer diagram
Value addition
- ExampleAIIMS Delhi servers were hit by a ransomware attack in November 2022.Ministry of Health / CERT-In
- InstitutionNCIIPC protects critical information infrastructure under Section 70A of the IT Act.NCIIPC
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 47 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 11 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 19 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 21 ↗Same syllabus reference
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