What is the Quad Cyber Challenge?

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About Quad Cyber Challenge:

Under the challenge, QUAD has invited Internet users across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to become part of the challenge and practice “safe and responsible cyber habits.
The challenge provides resources, including basic cybersecurity information and training for all users, from corporations to educational institutions, small businesses and individuals.
The action in India is being coordinated by the office of the National Cyber Coordinator with the National Security Council Secretariat.

What is QUAD?

The Quad, officially the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, is a group of four countries: the United States, Australia, India, and Japan.
One of the primary objectives of the Quad is to work for a free, open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
The group met for the first time in 2007 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
It is considered an alliance of maritime democracies, and the forum is maintained by meetings, semi-regular summits, information exchanges and military drills of all the member countries.

Q1) What is the National Security Council (NSC) of India?

NSC is a three-tiered organisation that oversees political, economic, energy and security issues of strategic concern. It operates within the executive office of the prime minister of India

Source: Quad partners launch Cyber Challenge to advance cybersecurity across nations