India’s Space Ecosystem Gets Cyber Shield as SIA-India, CERT-In Release Joint Guidelines

• CERT-In (MeitY) and Satcom Industry Association–India (SIA-India) jointly released a Space Cyber Security framework & guidelines on 26 Feb 2026 to secure satellite communication and space assets.
• Advisory, adaptive framework covering government agencies, satellite operators, ground stations, vendors and private space firms — a first-of-its-kind sectoral cyber document for India's space economy.
• Relevant for GS-III (Internal Security – cyber security; Sci-Tech – space) and Prelims (institutions, IT Act).