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Cyber Security
UPSC GS-III: Cyber threats, CERT-In, IT Act, data protection, cyber warfare, critical information infrastructure. Main Examination — General Studies Paper III Challenges to internal security through communication networks; role of media and social networking sites in…
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UPSC GS-III: Cyber threats, CERT-In, IT Act, data protection, cyber warfare, critical information infrastructure.
Official UPSC CSE syllabus
UPSC Syllabus for Cyber Security
Main Examination — General Studies Paper III
- Challenges to internal security through communication networks; role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges; basics of cyber security.
- Money-laundering and its prevention.
Cyber security also connects to GS-III Science & Technology (IT, computers) and to current developments in data protection and critical information infrastructure.
Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.
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