CYBER AUTONOMY AND IT'S ROLE IN INDIA'S CYBER SECURITY

Abstract

The globe has entered the era of hybrid wars and to be on the winning side, securing and protecting data remains a high priority for every nation. As hackers continue to explore and exploit, safeguarding systems and networks become even more difcult. Due to the pervasive deployment of cyber-physical systems and IOT devices, the need to defend the number and complexity of the systems increases rapidly. This is where cyber autonomy comes to our rescue. Cyber autonomy can help a system to identify attacks, patch vulnerabilities and if required, counterattack without the help of an IT specialist. Taking a cue from above, this paper aims to suggest multiple prospects cyber autonomy can bring to India's cyber security framework and its potential consequences, as digital India remains the aim of every Indian.