CERT-In (the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team)

CERT-In (the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team)

CERT-In (the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) is a government-mandated information technology (IT) security organization. The purpose of CERT-In is to respond to computer security incidents, report on vulnerabilities and promote effective IT security practices throughout the country.
CERT-In was created by the Indian Department of Information Technology in 2004 and operates under the auspices of that department. According to the provisions of the Information Technology Amendment Act 2008, CERT-In is responsible for overseeing administration of the Act.
CERT organizations throughout the world are independent entities, although there may be coordinated activites among groups. The first CERT group was formed in the United States at Carnegie Mellon University.
CERT-In is operational since January 2004. The constituency of CERT-In is the Indian Cyber Community. CERTIn
is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur.
In the recent Information Technology Amendment Act 2008,CERT-In has been designated to serve as the national
agency to perform the following functions in the area of cyber security:
Collection,analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents.
Forecast and alerts of cyber security incidents
Emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents
Coordination of cyber incident response activities.
Issue guidelines,advisories,vulnerability notes and whitepapers relating to information security
practices,procedures, prevention,response and reporting of cyber incidents.
Such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribed