Fully home-grown tech must for cybersecurity, cannot depend on other sources: IT Secy

India cannot depend on external solutions for cybersecurity, and it must have fully home-grown technology in this space, a senior government official said on Friday.

Speaking after releasing a whitepaper on Quantum Cyber Readiness by CERT-In and cybersecurity firm SISA, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan expressed concern on the race to develop quantum computers globally, which is perceived as capable of breaking any encryption that exists at present.

“There has to be greater cybersecurity awareness. There has to be greater awareness of making…