India, March 29 -- India's rapid digital transformation has significantly bolstered its defense infrastructure, intelligence systems, and battlefield communication networks. This progress, however, has also seen an alarming rise in cybersecurity threats targeting military and government networks.

Cyberattacks on government entities surged by 138% between 2019 and 2023.

State-sponsored cyber espionage has escalated, with adversaries targeting military command systems, encrypted satellite communications, and defense networks.

The 2022 AIIMS ransomware attack compromised 1.3 terabytes of critical healthcare data, while the 2024 Swachhta Platform breach exposed the personal data of 16 million citizens-highlighting the vulnerability of crit...