Cyber security must be treated as core digital infrastructure : Alok Tiwari, MD, National Informatics Centre Services Inc

In an exclusive interaction with Express Computer, Alok Tiwari, MD, National Informatics Centre Services Inc (NICSI), shares how the organisation is anchoring India’s digital governance on cyber security and AI-led modernisation. He highlights NICSI’s focus on agentic AI for faster, secure transformation of legacy systems, the shift towards a coordinated national SOC framework, and the need to embed cyber security, data protection, and interoperability as core digital infrastructure. Looking ahead, he emphasises NICSI’s vision to secure national data centres, central and state systems, and district-level e-governance services, making cyber security a foundational pillar of India’s expanding Digital Public Infrastructure.

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