Swachh Internet- Indian Govt to Soft Launch Malware Cleaning System From Dec 20
Government will kick start operations of a long-awaited malware and botnet cleaning centre with soft launch on December 20, a programme aimed at automatically disinfecting computers and mobiles from viruses and malicious software for free.
"Major cybersecurity initiative of Digital India. Soft Launch of BotNet cleaning centre of India CERT from December 20," Ministry of Electronics and IT, Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar tweeted today.
Botnet is a network of malicious softwares that can steal information, take control of device function and carry out cyber attacks like Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) that prevent access of websites.
Government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for setting up this facility. The project was expected to be launched in 2014. When contacted, Kumar said,
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