TNPSC Thervupettagam

Critical information infra

June 23 , 2022 807 days 488 0
  • The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as ‘critical information infrastructure’.
  • It is implying that any harm to them can have an impact on national security.
  • Any unauthorised person accessing these resources may be jailed for up to 10 years.
  • Under the Information Technology Act of 2000, Centre has the power to declare any data, database, IT network or communications infrastructure as CII to protect that digital asset.

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