Order an independent security audit of CBSE’s OSM portal, activists tell Education Ministry
The Internet Freedom Foundation has called for an independent security audit of the CBSE's Onscreen Marking portal due to concerns over its contract with Coempt EduTeck Pvt. Ltd. The organization has urged the Ministry of Education to halt any contract extensions until a thorough review is conducted. Previous issues with similar systems have raised alarms about the security and reliability of the platform.
- ▪The Internet Freedom Foundation has requested a review of the CBSE's contract with Coempt EduTeck Pvt. Ltd.
- ▪Concerns have been raised regarding the security and procurement processes of the Onscreen Marking platform.
- ▪Cybersecurity researchers have identified vulnerabilities in the OSM portal that could potentially compromise student data.
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The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), a digital rights advocacy organisation, has urged the Ministry of Education to direct the CBSE to undertake an end-to-end review of the contract with Coempt EduTeck Pvt. Ltd, the company that allegedly provided tech infrastructure for handling the Board’s Onscreen Marking (OSM) platform ‘OnMark’.The review should address issues the procurement process, security certifications obtained prior to deployment, the vendor’s contractual obligations on secure development, vulnerability remediation, breach notification and forensic cooperation, the indemnification, liability cap and audit-rights provisions, and termination conditions, the IFF said in a letter to the Education Ministry and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, written in…
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