New cyber security rule to make doing business in India tougher, say global tech bodies

India's new directive which mandates reporting of cyberattack incidents within six hours and storing users' logs for 5 years will make it difficult for companies to do business in the country, 11 international bodies having tech giants like Google, Facebook and HP as members said in a joint letter to the government. The new directive issued on April 28 mandates companies to report any cyber breach to CERT-In within six hours of noticing it.