Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has decided to provide powerful antivirus to the public free of cost to strengthen cyber security in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the modalities finalised therefor;
(c) whether the Government proposes to involve the private sector in this project; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) to (d): Government has established the Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre) for detection of systems infected by malware/botnet in the country and to notify, enable cleaning and securing systems of end users to prevent further malware infections. The Centre is working in close coordination and collaboration with Internet Service Providers and Industry. The centre is providing detection of malicious programs and free tools to remove the same for citizens.
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