On May 25, 2026, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (“CERT-In”) issued the ‘Blueprint for Reducing Exposure and Defending against AI-Assisted Vulnerabilities Exploitation in Digital Infrastructure’ (“Blueprint“). The Blueprint recognises the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), including generative AI, Large Language Models (“LLMs”), autonomous agents and AI-enabled automation platforms, by threat actors to automate cyber exploitation, accelerate vulnerability discovery, conduct highly targeted phishing attacks, generate adaptive malware and orchestrate attacks at scale.
The Blueprint has been positioned as an implementation-oriented framework intended to strengthen organisational resilience against AI-enabled cyber threats through governance measures, technical defensive controls, AI-aware monitoring, vulnerability and patch management, supply chain security, incident response preparedness and continuous security validation.