Framework

CERT-In Guidelines

India's national CERT directives on cybersecurity incident reporting.

What Is CERT-In Guidelines?

CERT-In directions require reporting specified cyber incidents within 6 hours of detection, maintaining logs for 180 days, and NTP time synchronization.

Why It Matters

Rapid mandatory reporting helps India build a national picture of cyber threats in near real-time, requiring fast, well-documented incident response processes.

Who Needs This

All Indian organizations, especially critical digital infrastructure operators.

Cost of Non-Compliance

Non-compliance can attract action under the IT Act, 2000, including imprisonment up to 1 year or fines.

Key Benefits

Avoids regulatory non-compliance penalties
Forces faster incident response processes
Improves log retention hygiene
Builds a defensible compliance posture
Typical TimelineTypically 4–6 weeks to establish logging and the reporting playbook.

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