As India accelerates its digital governance journey through flagship platforms like DigiLocker, eHospital, and eDistrict—under the larger Digital India initiative—the resilience, security, and scalability of this digital infrastructure are becoming central to national interest. The National Informatics Centre (NIC), as the technological backbone of many of these initiatives, plays a crucial role in ensuring uninterrupted, secure, and citizen-trusted digital services.

As these platforms expand in reach and complexity, so too does the threat landscape they must operate within. Cyberattacks are no longer limited to basic intrusions—they now span coordinated API abuse, credential compromise, data theft, and advanced denial-of-service attacks. Protecting public digital infrastructure today means addressing multiple layers: application integrity, data protection, trusted identity, and the security of software systems that enable public service delivery at scale.

To focus on these, Thales with Tech Observer Magazine is organising a high-trust, closed-door curated knowledge session bringing together senior officials from NIC, MeitY, and select domain experts to reflect on India’s evolving cybersecurity needs and the architectures required to protect and scale national digital infrastructure.

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