About ISEA Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) is an initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India for generating human resources in the area of Information Security and creating general awareness on Cyber Hygiene/Cyber Security among the masses. ISEA Project (started in 2005 and currently in its third phase since Oct. 2023 onwards) is aimed at human resources development for safe, trusted, and secure cyber space. The project is designed to focus on four key verticals, aimed at: Generating Highly Skilled & Certified Cyber Security Professionals (CISOs, Dy. CISOs, Associate team of CISOs/Aspirants) Grooming Students towards Products & Solutions Development in Cybersecurity (Ideation & Innovation) Strengthening Research & Education in Advance & Emerging Areas of Information Security (Academic Activities) Developing Cyber-Aware Digital Naagriks (Mass Awareness) Thematic Areas under ISEA Computer & Network Security Mobile Device Security Systems & Software Security Hardware Security Security in Futuristic Technologies Cryptography Security in distributed wireless networks Cyber Forensics Cyber Security (Governance, Operations & Services) and Privacy Fintech Security (including Blockchain) ISEA Implementation The project is implemented through select 50 institutions in a hub-n-spoke mode, comprising: Premier Academic Institutions i.e. IITs, NITs, IIITs, etc. Autonomous Organizations of MeitY i.e. C-DAC & NIELIT Technical Universities Courses offered in ISEA Various courses are available; you can access courses via registration.