Keeping tabs: Centre mulls cybersecurity test for public CCTV buys

Railways seeks Niti Aayog intervention, citing national security

Amid rising digital security concerns, the Centre may be considering a proposal by the railways ministry to mandate cybersecurity testing for procurement of CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras by all government agencies, Business Standard has learnt.

NITI Aayog has been requested by the railways ministry to consider a proposal of mandatory cybersecurity clearances of cameras. It also sought a go-ahead for testing the associated software by the directorate of Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC), a statutory body under the ministry of electronics and information technology.

In a letter to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Aayog, the ministry of