Ques: Recently the Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with its counterparts of which of the following three countries-
(a) Malaysia, Singapore and Japan
(b) Malaysia. Sri Lanka and Japan
(c) Myanmar, Nepal and Malaysia
(d) Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 27 January 2016, The Union Cabinet approved of the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan.
- MoU between CERT-In of the Republic of India and Cyber Security, Malaysia was signed on 23rd November, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during Prime Minister’s visit to Malaysia.
- MoU between CERT-In of the Republic of India and Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCERT), Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of the Republic of Singapore was signed on 24th November, 2015 in Singapore during Prime Minister’s visit to Singapore.
- MoU between CERT-In and Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) was signed on 7th December, 2015 through diplomatic exchange and exchange of the signed MoU between the two parties completed by 22nd December, 2015.
- The MoUs related to Cyber Security will promote closer cooperation for exchange of knowledge and experience in detection, resolution and prevention of security related incidents between India and respective country.
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