70. Protected system .–2[(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any computer resource which directly or indirectly affects the facility of Critical Information Infrastructure, to be a protected system.
Explanation.–For the purposes of this section, “Critical Information Infrastructure ” means the computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety.]
(2) The appropriate Government may, by order in writing, authorise the persons who are authorised to access protected systems notified under sub-section (1).
(3) Any person who secures access or attempts to secure access to a protected system in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine. 3[(4) The Central Government shall prescribe the information security practices and procedures for such protected system.]