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New cyber security rule to make doing business in India tougher, say global tech bodies

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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, 11 international bodies having tech giants like Google, Facebook and HP as members said in a joint letter to the government. The new directive issued on April 28 mandates companies to report any cyber breach to CERT-In within six hours of noticing it.