India aiming to be among top 10 of UN's Cybersecurity Index: Gulshan Rai

Commenting on the blockchain technology, he said it will take a year and a half for the picture to get clear

India is aiming to be among the top 10 nations in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) of the United Nations by working with all stakeholders, said Gulshan Rai, National Cyber Security Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

"India is at number 23 of the UN Global Cybersecurity Index. It is certainly not a desirable number, but much better than many of the countries. Our target this year is to take it among the top 10," he said at the expansion of the Security Operations Centre (SOC) of cybersecurity firm Symantec in Chennai.

Commenting on the blockchain technology, he said it will take a year