Regarding the use of out-of-date Operating System (OS) and IT Equipments

IRDAI vide Circular Ref: IRDAI/GA&HR/CIR/MISC/230/11/2022 has issued Circular regarding the use of out-of-date Operating System (OS) and IT Equipments dated November 15, 2022 (Circular).

Major highlights of the Circular are as follows:

• Reference is drawn to Information and Cyber Security Guidelines dated April 7, 2017 requiring organizations to configure IT infrastructure including servers, applications, network and security devices to ensure security, reliability and stability.
• Ministry of Electronics & lnformation Technology (MeitY) has observed that hackers/crackers exploit weakness such as ignorance to security procedures, flaws in processes or vulnerabilities in technology (both hardware and software) and thus has advised to discontinue with outdated operating systems (OS) and IT equipments to avoid cyber-attacks.
• IRDAI has advised to put in place a Board approved policy on the scrapping / disposal of outdated OS and IT equipment.

Source category: IRDAI

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• /2022/109_2022-11-15_Regarding_the_use_of_out-of-date_Operating_System_(OS)_and_IT_Equipmen.pdf