New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Cyber incidents reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the national agency for responding to cybersecurity incidents, have nearly doubled in three years, rising from 1.39 million in 2022 to 2.58 million in 2025 (till October). The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) shared the data in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Friday. According to the answer given by minister of state for electronics and IT Jitin Prasada, the number of cybersecurity incidents reported to CERT-In increased steadily from 1,391,457 in 2022 to 1,592,917 in 2023, 2,041,360 in 2024, and 2,580,655 in 2025 (till October). The government has previously alluded to the need for higher cybersecurity spending, citing an assessment by CERT-In which recommends that between 15 and 20% of overall spending on software, IT and digital infrastructure be earmarked for cybersecurity. This benchmark, a MeitY official noted, has not yet been met in India, underscoring gaps in preparedness despite rising incident numbers. On funding, MeitY said it is implementing the Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) project with a budget allocation of Rs.332.74 crore for a five-year period starting in 2023, aimed at building cybersecurity capacity and awareness. In a written response to another question on December 5 in the Rajya Sabha, the IT ministry said that cybersecurity incidents reported by private sector organisations have also remained high over the last three years. The number of incidents stood at 1,199,018 in 2022 and rose to 1,388,073 in 2023. In 2024, reported incidents fell to 731,988. Data for 2025 was not provided....