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CERT-In and BITS-Pilani cyber security course

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: CERT-In and BITS-Pilani cyber security course (GS3 · Cyber security, 10 July 2025)

What happened

  • MeitY and BITS-Pilani signed an MoU for an 8-week cyber security programme for professionals [PIB].
  • CERT-In is the national agency for cyber incident response under Section 70B of the IT Act, 2000 [PIB].

Background

  • It is open to people without coding background [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Skilled people, not just tools, decide cyber defence.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Cyber security and money laundering

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-10): meitY and BITS-Pilani signed an MoU for an 8-week cyber security programme for professionals.
  2. Skilled people, not just tools, decide cyber defence.
Quotable data point

CERT-In is the national agency for cyber incident response under Section 70B of the IT Act, 2000.

PIB: MeitY-BITS cyber MoU, 10 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Section 70B.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CERT-In is designated under IT Act section

Answer (d) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerCyber Security in India: Types of Threats, Legal Framework, Institutions, Recent Attacks and the Way Forward (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: MeitY-BITS cyber MoU, 10 Jul 2025

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