India Still Vulnerable To Information Security Threats: EC Council
BANGALORE: EC-Council Foundation, a not-for-profit initiative by The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants unveiled the second phase of the report Talent Crisis in Indian Information Security. Identifying major gaps in the present day skill situation, the report clearly showcased talent levels in nine crucial segments of information security, the implications of which could impact handling of cyber threats in industries such as Banking and Economy, Defence, Healthcare, Information, Energy and more.
The methodology used involved the studying and understanding of data assembled during EC-Council’s Code-Uncode contest which saw over 10,000 students from various colleges across India, participating. The entire group was checked for various skill categories including Application Architecture, Authentication and Authorization, Code Review, Cryptography, Error Handling, File Handling, Fundamentals, Input Validation and Session Management. Each question under the preliminary round was categorized by skill. Based on the responses to questions under each category, an analysis was drawn towards expertise in each respective skill.
Close to an alarming 75 percent participants showcased low levels or a lack of skill in Error Handling, thereby displaying vulnerability known to lead to the disclosure of sensitive information and denial of service attacks. Serving as example of such a threat is the instance from May 2012, when a hackers’ group called Anonymous India brought down government websites including those belonging to IT and Telecom Departments.
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