The Chinese Are Coming: Cyber Espionage Targets Government Contractors

U.S. 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 seek information for U.S.-based networks for a variety of reasons, including intelligence gathering and economic espionage, enabling domestic industries to copy U.S. products. This pursuit of intellectual property alongside…

Indian Police to Develop Manual to Probe Cyber Crime

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 Hindustan Times.

Following the incident, the police have developed a manual to provides scientific procedures that need to be followed when conducting cyber-crime investigations.

The Pune police also opted…

Gates Looks to India for Cyber Cooperation

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 areas he hopes to develop greater cooperation, including cyber security.

India is viewed by the Obama administration as a…

Police Get Help Combating Cyber Crime in India

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 property, looks to combine the expertise and skills of the private sector with the enforcement capabilities of the police.

The…

Increased Attacks on Websites in India

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 India were attacked at some point. According to India’s CERT, the number of attacks on government websites has also seen a significant increase in the past few…

Cyber Terrorism Can Get You Life in Prison

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 version of the IT Act clarified the rules and procedures for monitoring, intercepting and decoding information and Internet traffic. The updated act also covers emerging crimes taking place…