The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on November 01, 2024, issued the Notice for seeking stakeholder inputs on the Draft for Comments of Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR) for Smart Camera.
The following has been stated:
• The testing and certification described in the MTCTE procedure document requires that the equipment meets the Essential Requirements (ER). Security Requirement is part of ER for which the equipment must be tested and certified against. The responsibility for framing Security requirements and for Security testing and certification lies with National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS), a centre under Department of Telecommunications headquartered at Bengaluru.
• The Security Assurance Standards (SAS) vertical under NCCS is responsible for drafting and finalizing ITSARs for communication equipment. In this regard, an online meeting is scheduled for discussion with the stakeholders (TSPs, M2M service providers, Application service providers, Device manufacturers, OEMs, prospective labs, industry bodies, and academia) on the Draft ITSAR for Smart Camera. The details of the online meeting and registration link are as follows:
o Date of meeting: To be notified soon
o Meeting link: will be shared later
• The comments received from stakeholders will form the basis for discussion. Stakeholders are hereby requested to participate in the above meeting & send their suggestions/comments/inputs to the following e-mail addresses on or before November 21, 2024.
o Shri N Janardhan, Director (SAS-III), NCCS - [email protected]
o Ms. Mounika Adepu ADET-I (SAS-II), NCCS - [email protected]
[Notification No DDG(NCCS), NCCS, DoT, Bengaluru-27]
