The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team serves as

The Correct answer is The National Agency for incident response.

Key Points

• Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT):
• The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team shall serve as the national agency for performing the following functions in the area of cyber security:
  •  collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber incidents
  •  forecast and alerts of cyber security incidents;
  •  emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents;
  • coordination of cyber incidents response activities;
  • issue guidelines, advisories, vulnerability notes and white papers relating to information security practices, procedures, preventation, response and reporting of cyber incidents; 
  • such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribed.
• ​ICERT was set up under the section 70B of IT Act 2000.

Additional Information

• Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 
  • It is the primary law dealing with cyber crimes & E-commerce.
  • IT Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 9th June, 2000.
  • An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as "electronic commerce", which involve the use of alternatives to paper-based methods of communication and storage of information, to facilitate electronic filing of documents with the Government agencies and further to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
  • IT Act 2000 consists of 94 sections, divided into 13 chapters and 4 schedules.
  • Recently Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the amended Indian Information Technology Act, 2000, a provision in the cyber law which provides power to arrest a person for posting allegedly "offensive" content on websites.