In the age of AI, gear makers say no device can be declared vulnerability-free

New Delhi: Telecom equipment makers say they are stumped by the requirement to guarantee that their gear is free from any vulnerability, given that cyber threats are evolving at an exponential pace in the age of Claude Mythos and the like. Executives of Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco, Ciena and other vendors met Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials last week in a bid to seek clarity, said people with knowledge of the matter.

The government is said to have assured companies that it will issue clear policy guidelines. “The NCCS (National Centre for Communication Security) is working on the policy and it will be finalised soon,” said an official.