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Date: 22-Oct-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification (Extraordinary) regarding declaration of certain computer resources relating to identified Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs) of the Federal Bank and the computer resources of their associated dependencies as protected systems

Issued by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology · Not Applicable

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology declares certain computer resources of Federal Bank as 'protected systems' under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Key Changes

  • The notification designates the following computer resources of Federal Bank as protected systems: Core Banking Solution (CBS), Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Immediate Payment Service Switch (IMPS), Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Switch, and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Switch.
  • It specifies who is authorized to access these protected systems: Federal Bank's designated employees (authorized in writing), team members of contracted service providers or third-party vendors (authorized in writing), and consultants, regulators, government officials, auditors, and stakeholders (authorized in writing on a case-by-case basis).
  • The notification comes into effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (October 22, 2024).

Impact Analysis

Federal Bank

  • Potential increase in operational costs associated with enhanced security measures.

Contracted Service Providers and Third-Party Vendors

  • Requirement for written authorization from Federal Bank for each team member accessing the protected systems.

Consultants, Regulators, Government Officials, Auditors, and Stakeholders

  • This may impact the speed and efficiency of audits, regulatory reviews, and other collaborative activities.

Cybersecurity

  • The declaration enhances the security posture of Federal Bank's critical infrastructure by bringing it under the purview of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and providing a legal framework for prosecuting unauthorized access.

Key Entities Referenced

Federal Bank: A bank whose critical information infrastructure is declared as protected systems under this notification. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: The issuing authority of the notification. Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000): The legal framework under which the notification is issued. Section 70(1) and (2) provide the powers for this declaration.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22102024-258148 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D2H1x0x2x0 24-258148 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4250] िई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अक्‍टत बू र 22, 2024/आजश्व ि 30, 1946 No. 4250] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024/ASVINA 30, 1946 इलक्‍टे र ॉजिकी और सचू िा प्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय अजधसचू िा िई दिल् ली, 22 अक्‍ट तूबर, 2024 का.आ. 4624(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजियम, 2000 (2000 का 21) (जिस े इसमें इसके पश्चात उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 70 की उप-धारा (1) और उप-धारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, फेडरल बैंक की िािुक सूचिा अवसंरचिा होिे के कारण महत्वपूणण बैंककारी समाधाि (कोर बैंककंग सोल्यूिि), वास्ट्तजवक समय समग्र जिपटाि (ररयल टाइम ग्रॉस सेटलमेंट), तुरंत भुगताि सेवा जस्ट्वच (इमीजडएट पमे ेंट सर्वणस जस्ट्वच), एकीकृत भुगताि इंटरफेस जस्ट्वच (यूजिफाइड पेमेंट्स इंटरफेस जस्ट्वच) और स्ट्वचाजलत टेलर मिीि जस्ट्वच (ऑटोमेरटड टेलर मिीि जस्ट्वच) स ेसंबंजधत कंप्यूटर संसाधिों एव ंउिस ेसहयुक्त आजितताओं के कंप्यूटर संसाधिों को उक्त अजधजियम के प्रयोििों के जलए एतद्द्वारा संरजित प्रणाली घोजित करती ह ैऔर जिम्नजलजखत व्यजक्तयों को संरजित प्रणाजलयों तक पहुचं बिाि े के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै अर्ाणत :- (क) संरजित प्रणाली तक पहुचं बिािे के जलए, फेडरल बैंक द्वारा जलजखत रूप म ें प्राजधकृत फेडरल बैंक का कोई अजभजहत कमणचारी; (ख) संजविात्मक प्रबंजधत सेवा-प्रिाता या तृतीय पिकार जवक्रेता के िल का कोई सिस्ट्य जिसे आवश्यकता के आधार पर पहुचं बिाि ेके जलए फेडरल बैंक द्वारा जलजखत रूप म ेंप्राजधकृत दकया गया है; और 6887 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (ग) मामला िर मामला के आधार पर, फेडरल बैंक द्वारा जलजखत रूप में प्राजधकृत कोई परामिी, जवजियामक, सरकारी पिाजधकारी, संपरीिक और पणधारी। 2. यह अजधसूचिा रािपत्र में इसके प्रकािि की जतजर् स ेप्रभावी होगी। [फा. सं. 2(5)/2022-सीएल-भाग(2)] िीपक गोयल, वैज्ञाजिक िी MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2024 S.O. 4624(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby declares the computer resources relating to the Core Banking Solution (CBS), Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Immediate Payment Service Switch (IMPS), Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Switch, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Switch, being Critical Information Infrastructure of the Federal Bank, and the computer resources of their associated dependencies, to be protected systems for the purposes of the said Act and authorises the following persons to access the protected systems, namely:— (a) any designated employee of the Federal Bank authorised in writing by the Federal Bank to access the protected system; (b) any team member of contractual managed service provider or third-party vendor who have been authorised in writing by the Federal Bank for need-based access; and (c) any consultant, regulator, Government official, auditor and stakeholder authorised in writing by the Federal Bank on case-to-case basis. 2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. 2(5)/2022-CL-Part(2)] DEEPAK GOEL, Scientist G Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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