BSA in the News

Law 360, June 3, 2022. Software industry group BSA applauded the bipartisan effort, noting that such a push was the only way to get a strong, comprehensive federal privacy law across the finish line. Read more

Moneycontrol, June 3, 2022. BSA | The Software Alliance said that the CERT-In directions could hurt “commercial operations, investments and R&D activities” of businesses urging MeitY to to pause implementation of the directions until the clarifications issued in the FAQ are incorporated into the April 29 directions. Read more

The Economic Times, May 28, 2022. Global business groupings concerned over the onerous nature of the recent directives by CERT-In wrote to central government that the provisions could have a "detrimental impact on cybersecurity" for organizations that operate in India. Read more

The Times of India, May 27, 2022. 11 international bodies having tech giants like Google, Facebook and HP as members said in a joint letter to the government that India's new directive which mandates reporting of cyberattack incidents within six hours and storing users' logs for 5 years will make it difficult for companies to do business in the country.  Read more