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Times of India | ‘India needs AI to fight AI as cyber threats grow AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. India’s rapid digital transformation—encompassing Aadhaar, UPI, ONDC and massive citizen databases—has expanded the nation’s cyber‑attack surface, making traditional manual defences inadequate, said National Cyber Security Coordinator Navin Kumar Singh at the CyberComm 2026 event. He urged the adoption of artificial‑intelligence‑powered security systems, coining the phrase “AI to fight AI,” and called for stronger industry‑government collaboration and real‑time threat‑information sharing to boost collective resilience. Singh warned of a “quantum jump” in AI capabilities for both cyber‑offence and defence, noting that advanced open‑source models such as GPT‑5.5 could become widely available within six‑to‑nine months. With internet subscribers increasing three‑fold in a decade and per‑capita data use soaring nearly 400‑fold, India’s Digital Public Infrastructure model—combining interoperable public platforms with private innovation—is now being studied globally as a blueprint for secure digital economies. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-needs-ai-to-fight-ai-as-cyber-threats-grow/articleshow/131237820.cms #NavinKumar #FICCI #DigitalInfrastructure #CyberComm #Cybersecurity #NavinKumarSingh

Final reminder: The deadline for applications to join the #SovereignTechStandards network is Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 23:59 CEST. Open standards shape the digital infrastructure we all rely on. But standards are only as good as the expertise behind them. https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/standards 1/ #SovereignTechAgency #DigitalInfrastructure #OpenStandards #FOSS #Maintainers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a global hub for digital infrastructure and AI, saying the country is ready to host the world's data. The Budget provides tax incentives to accelerate data centre investments and positions India as a globally-competitive destination. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/data-centres-to-be-massive-job-creator-pm-modi/articleshow/128384333.cms #Tech #India #AI #DigitalInfrastructure