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Indian Companies More Worried About Cyber Attacks than Terrorism
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 8:53 in Cyber Policy | viewed 126 views times | 1 Comment
According to a Symantec report titled ‘On the State of Enterprise Security,’ companies in India are more concerned about cyber attacks against their IT infrastructure than they are about threats from terrorism and natural disasters. In January, Indian companies lost... (Continue reading)
Indian Minister Claims Government Systems Have Not Been Breached
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 8:35 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 157 views times | 0 Comments
Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, said that while Indian government systems are being constantly probed, no attempts to hack the systems have been successful. “Yes, there have been attempts but I can categorically say... (Continue reading)
The Chinese Are Coming: Cyber Espionage Targets Government Contractors
Written on 3 Feb, 2010 at 14:31 in Featured Stories | viewed 810 views times | 0 Comments
US government networks are consistently probed for vulnerabilities by hackers and foreign intelligence agencies. The difficulty of attribution combined with the ease of access and decreased physical risk makes cyber espionage a favorite tool of more advanced intelligence services. Foreign governments... (Continue reading)
Indian Police to Develop Manual to Probe Cyber Crime
Written on 25 Jan, 2010 at 13:29 in Cyber Policy | viewed 214 views times | 0 Comments
Police in Pune, India are working to develop a manual for conducting probes of alleged cyber crimes following an incident in which a seemingly innocent software engineer was arrested, according to an article in HindustanTimes. Following the incident, the police... (Continue reading)
Gates Looks to India for Cyber Cooperation
Written on 21 Jan, 2010 at 13:42 in Cyber Policy | viewed 122 views times | 0 Comments
The Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has spent the past few days in India and Pakistan working towards increasing cooperation between those two nations and the US. Particularly, when Gates visited India earlier this week, he outlined a number of... (Continue reading)
Police Get Help Combating Cyber Crime in India
Written on 8 Jan, 2010 at 13:52 in Cyber Policy | viewed 370 views times | 0 Comments
Police in India will be aided by private cyber security experts and Indian IT companies in combating cyber crime, according to a report on IndianExpress.com. The collaborative effort to combat cyber crime, including identity theft and the stealing of intellectual... (Continue reading)
Increased Attacks on Websites in India
Written on 3 Dec, 2009 at 16:43 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 75 views times | 0 Comments
There has been an increase in cyber attacks against a number of websites in India according to recent estimates. Of particular concern are the high number of attacks against Indian government websites. From January to June 2009, over 3,000 websites in... (Continue reading)
Cyber Terrorism Can Get You Life in Prison
Written on 30 Oct, 2009 at 8:39 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 97 views times | 0 Comments
Authorities in India recently passed an amendment to the Information Technology Act of 2008 which recognizes internet criminal activity for the first time in India. Individuals committing acts of “cyber terrorism” now face life in prison if convicted. The new amended... (Continue reading)
