CTI · India Edition — 2026

Cyber Threat Intelligence साइबर थ्रेट इंटेलिजेंस

From Reactive
to Proactive

— authors

Agenda · रूपरेखाThe journey

Agenda रूपरेखा

First — what is CTI? परिभाषा  then, in three parts:

Part 1

The problemसमस्या

  1. 01 India's threat landscape
  2. 02 The 10-year trend
  3. 03 The reactive problem
Part 2

The solutionसमाधान

  1. 04 The CTI lifecycle
  2. 05 How CTI helps
Part 3

India in focusभारत

  1. 06 Challenges in India
  2. 07 The Indian ecosystem
From reactive defence to proactive intelligence.
What is CTI · परिभाषाThe concept

First, the concept परिभाषा

Evidence-based knowledge about threats,
used to inform defence.

Raw
Data
+ Context
Information
+ Analysis
Intelligence

Four levels of threat intelligence चार स्तर

AStrategicbig-picture riskRisk for leadership & investment decisions.
BTacticalattacker TTPsTactics, techniques & procedures.
COperationallive campaignsDetails of specific incoming attacks.
DTechnicalIoCsIPs, hashes, domains, signatures.
$ ./cti --load part-01 "the-problem" 01 — 03 Part One · भाग एक

The Problem समस्या

Why India can't keep reacting.

  1. 01 India's threat landscape
  2. 02 The 10-year trend
  3. 03 The reactive problem
01 · India's threat landscapePart 1 — The Problem

Why India परिदृश्य

One of the world's most-targeted nations.

0M
Incidents tracked by CERT-In, 2025
#0
Ransomware target in Asia-Pacific (APAC)
0cr+
Internet users — a vast attack surface
RansomwarePhishingState-sponsored APTs Banking trojansSupply-chain
Targets: BFSI · Healthcare · Infra · Govt · IT/BPOWEF Global Risks Report 2026 · CERT-In
02 · The 10-year trendPart 1 — The Problem

A decade of escalation दस वर्ष

0× more incidents in a decade.

~50,000 (2016) → 2.94M (2025)Source: CERT-In
03 · The reactive problemPart 1 — The Problem

Cost of reacting late प्रतिक्रिया

React after the breach, and you've already lost.

0cr
Avg. breach cost, 2025 — highest globally
0days
To identify & contain a breach
Average data-breach cost, ₹ crore (2016 → 2025)Source: IBM
$ ./cti --load part-02 "the-solution" 04 — 05 Part Two · भाग दो

The Solution समाधान

How CTI works — and the payoff.

  1. 04 The CTI lifecycle
  2. 05 How CTI helps
04 · The CTI lifecyclePart 2 — The Solution
  1. 01DirectionWhat do we need to know?
  2. 02CollectionFeeds, OSINT, dark web, logs
  3. 03ProcessingNormalise & structure
  4. 04AnalysisTurn data into intelligence
  5. 05DisseminationDeliver to the right teams
  6. 06FeedbackRefine & repeat the loop
Standards in practice: STIX / TAXII · MITRE ATT&CK
05 · How CTI helpsPart 2 — The Solution
proactive-reactive

Reactive → proactive समाधान

  • Proactive defenceBlock threats before they hit.
  • PrioritisationFocus on threats that target your sector.
  • Faster responseContext speeds detection & containment.
  • Lower costPrevention ≪ recovery.
This is the payoff — the shift from reacting to anticipating.
$ ./cti --load part-03 "india-in-focus" 06 — 07 Part Three · भाग तीन

India in Focus भारत

The real challenges — and the shield already being built.

  1. 06 Challenges in India
  2. 07 The Indian ecosystem
06 · Challenges in IndiaPart 3 — India in Focus

What's holding us back चुनौतियाँ

  • 01Talent scarce & costlyAnalysts who read TTPs, geopolitics & malware are rare.
  • 02Exploding attack surfaceUPI, mass digitisation, insecure IoT in smart cities.
  • 03Reluctance to share intelReputation, privacy & competitive worries.
  • 04Reactive mindsetSecurity seen as IT cost → underinvestment.
  • 05Data overload, no contextNoise without correlation to adversary TTPs.
smart-city
Cross-border enforcement remains a major hurdle.
07 · The Indian ecosystemPart 3 — India in Focus

CTI in the Indian context भारत

The shield is already being built.

CERT-In

CERT-In

National nodal incident response — runs the automated CTI exchange.

NCIIPC

NCIIPC

Protects critical information infrastructure — power, telecom, banking.

I4C

I4C

Cybercrime coordination under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

CSIRT-Fin

CSIRT-Fin

Sectoral CERT for the BFSI ecosystem.

RBISEBI

Regulators

RBI · SEBI · NPCI · IRDAI enforce sector cyber norms.

CloudSEK

Indian vendors

CloudSEK · Seqrite · Cyble — a home-grown CTI industry.

6-hour breach-reporting mandate (CERT-In, 2022)Market $8.58B → $16.86B by 2030
Conclusion · निष्कर्षThank you

Conclusion निष्कर्ष

“See the threat before it sees you.”

Reactive security is no longer enough. CTI is the shield that turns India's defence proactive.

Thank you · Questions?CTI · India — 2026