*[ 70. Protected system.-
(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, declare any computer resource which
directly or indirectly affects the facility of Critical Information
Infrastructure, to be a protected system.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, "Critical
Information Infrastructure" means the computer resource,
the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating
impact on national security, economy, public health or safety.
(2) The appropriate Government may, by order in writing,
authorize the persons who are authorized to access protected
systems notified under sub-section (1).
(3) Any person who secures access or attempts to secure access
to a protected system in contravention of the provisions of
this section shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall
also be liable to fine.
(4) The Central Government shall prescribe the information
security practices and procedures for such protected system.
[* Amended vide Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008]
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