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Electronic and Postal Communications (Computer Emergency Response Team) G.N. No. 419 (contd) resolutions, and tries to prevent any computer related security incidents to a defined constituency; “CERT service” means proactive or reactive services aimed at prevention or resolution of computer related security incidents; “constituency” means people or organizations that the CERT is designed to serve or support; “cyber security” means protecting information or any form of digital asset stored in computer, computer devices, communication devices or digital memory device from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification or destruction; “computer security” means administrative and technical measure to attain a secure computing environment free from risk or danger by mitigating the vulnerabilities associated with usage of computer or any device with data processing capabilities; “filtering” means prevention of submission, transfer or delivery of email messages, removal of malware endangering information security messages, or other similar technical measures; “information security” means the administrative and technical measures taken to ensure that data is only accessible by those who are entitled to use it, modified by those who are entitled to do so, and that information system can be used by those who are entitled to use them; “malicious traffic” means traffic that may endanger the functioning of internet service or may, in essence, weaken the usability of internet; “National CERT” means a computer emergency response team established under section 124 of the Act; “service provider” means a legal entity holding application service licence; “security incident” means the act of violating an explicit or implied security policy, which includes attempts to gain 58

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