Government plans cyber audit after spate of digital breaches

The central government is likely to soon hold a high-level stocktaking review and audit meeting to assess potential damage to Indian enterprises following a series of cybersecurity incidents over the past few days, sources told Business Standard. The incidents include critical vulnerabilities in PHP, compromised digital certificate keys linked to eMudhra and a suspected data exposure involving State Bank of India.

Separately, Deloitte India partner Munjal Kamdar told CNBC-TV18 that organisations must prepare for inevitable cyberattacks and focus on detecting breaches quickly, quarantining affected assets and recovering. He noted about 133 vulnerabilities are discovered daily and that artificial intelligence is accelerating threats. He also stressed the importance of third-party risk management and protecting critical data.