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UNIFORM RULES FOR DIGITAL DEVICE USAGE FOR FORCES
The New Indian Express Jeypore
|February 08, 2026
A framework will standardise authorised digital device use across strategic organisations Digital communications to face stricter monitoring and audits Centralised procurement push with hardware purchases to be routed through vetted supply chains USE OF PERSONAL DEVICES IN SENSITIVE ZONES WILL BE CURBED
THE Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with active support from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), is in the advanced stages of developing a new software-based firewall and a comprehensive usage protocol aimed at countering online espionage.
The initiative is designed to strengthen cyber defence across security forces and other strategic agencies by preventing hostile exploitation of digital devices and safeguarding sensitive operational data.
This story is from the February 08, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Jeypore.
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