NCX India | 19 Apr 2022

Recently, the National Security Council Secretariat organised the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise (NCX India) .

NCX India will be conducted as a hybrid exercise over a period of ten days from 18^th to 29^th April 2022.
It is launched with the aim to train senior management and technical personnel of Government/Critical Sector organisations and agencies on contemporary cyber threats and handling cyber incidents and response.

NSC of India is a three-tiered organisation that oversees political, economic, energy and security issues of strategic concern.
The National Security Advisor (NSA) presides over the NSC and is also the primary advisor to the Prime Minister. The current National Security Advisor is Ajit Doval.
It was formed in 1998, where all aspects of national security are deliberated upon.

Platform: The platform for training is being provided by CyberExer Technologies, an Estonian cybersecurity company accredited for globally conducting several large cyber exercises.
Need: Digital Revolution taking place in the country and the launch of a large number of digital services by the Government.
- In this context, Cyber Security remains the foundation of any successful Digital Transformation.
- Any threats in cyberspace directly impact our social, economic and National Security and thus, there is a need to safeguard our Cyberspace.
Training Module: The participants will be trained on various key cyber security areas such as Intrusion Detection Techniques, Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP), Vulnerability Handling & Penetration Testing, Network Protocols & Data Flows, Digital Forensics, etc.
Envisaged Goal: NCX India will help strategic leaders to better understand cyber threats, assess readiness, and develop skills for cyber crisis management and cooperation.
- This will also help develop and test cybersecurity skills, teamwork, planning, communication, critical thinking, and decision-making.