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In India, the main agency responsible for this work is the Computer Emergency Response Team
� India (CERT-In). CERT-In monitors major cyber threats, issues alerts, coordinates incident
response and collaborates with cybersecurity organisations across the world. It partners with
agencies such as US-CERT, UK NCSC and APCERT, strengthening India’s ability to fight global
cyber-attacks.

This shows that a united global front is the strongest defence against cybercrime, ensuring safer
and more resilient digital systems worldwide.

Botnet: A network of infected devices controlled by a hacker to perform large-scale
cyberattacks like DDoS.

Qubits: Quantum bits used in quantum computers that can exist in multiple states at the
same time, enabling superfast calculations.

RSA encryption: A widely used public-key encryption method that secures data using a
pair of mathematical keys (public and private keys).

Zero trust security: A security model that assumes no user or device is trusted by default,
even inside the network, and requires continuous verification.

Emerging trends in cybersecurity reflect the fast-changing digital landscape and the increasing
sophistication of cyber threats.

The Internet of Things or IoT, refers to a network of everyday objects such as smart speakers,
smart TVs, fitness bands, refrigerators, cars and security cameras that are connected to the
Internet and can collect, transmit or receive data.
Cloud security is a collection of technologies, controls, procedures and policies designed to
protect data, applications and infrastructure that operate in cloud environments.
5G networks use new architectures such as network slicing, edge computing and virtualised
network functions, which introduce additional security challenges.

Quantum computing represents a major potential shift in future cybersecurity.
Artificial Intelligence plays an increasingly important role in modern cybersecurity.

As technology continues to advance, cybersecurity faces increasingly complex challenges.
Cybersecurity has become one of the most dynamic, in-demand and fast-growing career
fields globally.

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