SETS is an initiative of the Central Government through the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India. SETS was set up for the purpose of nucleating, sensitising and developing technologies that can protect the information wealth of the country. Such an idea to form a specialized organisation in the area of information security was conceived by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, formerly the Hon’ble President of India and was implemented by Dr. R.Chidambaram from the Office of the PSA. SETS was formally launched under the banner of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on June 25, 2002. SETS is the first organisation in India established in the Public-Private Partnership mode that is engaged in information security. SETS was registered as a non-profit society under the Societies Act of 1860 in May 2002.