India is mulling a new national strategy to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity amid allegations that Chinese intrusions may have affected operations at a key stock exchange and supply of electricity in the country’s commercial capital.
Patching the gaps in India’s cybersecurity
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Doctrinal clarity and institutional coherence are essential for a robust cybersecurity posture
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On Sunday, February 28, there was a sensational report in
The New York Times,
China appears to warn India: push too hard and the lights could go out, based on investigations by a United States-based cybersecurity firm. It raised the possibility that the power outage in Mumbai, on October 13, 2020, could have been the result of an attack by a Chinese state-sponsored group. Maharashtra’s Home Minister acknowledged that a report by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell showed that the grid failure was potentially the result of “cyber sabotage”. Meanwhile, the Union Power Ministry denied that the grid failure was linked to any cybersecurity incident, and blamed human error for it. We cannot say who is right since not enough information is available in the public domain. And therein lies the rub.
India is the second-biggest target of cyber criminals in Asia-Pacific in 2020: IBM yourstory.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yourstory.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Government Sites Said to Have Critical Vulnerabilities; NCIIPC and CERT-in Step In: Reports
The vulnerabilities reportedly exposed sensitive files, credentials, and police FIRs. By Shayak Majumder | Updated: 22 February 2021 19:36 IST
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The critical issues included over 13,000 identifiable information instances
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US DoD Vulnerability Disclosure Program was involved to raise concerns
NCSC says remedial actions have been taken
Security researchers said they found thousands of critical vulnerabilities in dozens of government-run Web services, more than half of which reportedly belonged to state governments. Most of the services had multiple issues that included exposed credentials, leaks of sensitive files, and existence of known bugs. If exploited, these lapses could reportedly lead to deeper access within the government network, as per the researchers. The issues had been brought under the notice of the