To prevent malware attacks and other cyberattacks, the Defence Ministry has decided to replace the Microsoft Operating System (OS) on all computers connected to the Internet with a new OS, Maya, based on open-source Ubuntu developed locally.

“Maya has the interface and all functionality like Windows, and users will not feel much difference as they transition to it. To begin with, the direction is to install Maya on all computers connected to the Internet in South Block before August 15,” The Hindu has quoted an official as saying.
Maya was developed by government development agencies within six months, the official said.

Additionally, an ‘end point detection and protection system’, Chakravyuh, is also being installed in these systems.

Currently, Maya is being installed only on Defence Ministry systems and not on computers connected to the networks of the three Services.
The three Services had also vetted it and would adopt it on service networks as well soon, the official said, adding that the Navy had already cleared it and the Army and the Air Force were currently evaluating it.