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Under the Information Technology Act, 2000, who may declare a computer resource that directly or indirectly affects the facility of Critical Information Infrastructure to be a protected system?

The appropriate Government declares a computer resource a protected system by notification in the Official Gazette. This applies to a resource that directly or indirectly affects the facility of Critical Information Infrastructure. Owners, intermediaries or adjudicating officers cannot make this declaration.

  1. AThe appropriate Government, by notification in the Official GazetteCorrect
  2. BThe owner of the computer resource, by a board resolution
  3. CThe intermediary hosting the resource, by a public notice
  4. DThe Adjudicating Officer, by an order in a complaint

Explanation

Section 70(1) empowers the appropriate Government to declare such a computer resource a protected system by notification in the Official Gazette. The owner, an intermediary or an adjudicating officer has no such power under that provision.

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