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Is India Hackers' Refuge?
By siliconindia
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011, 02:06 IST |
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Kaspersky says, "Unfortunately, every system can be hacked. It is all about how many resources an attacker is willing to allocate for the attack, how many attackers are interested in attacking this victim. The level of risk is how interesting you are". High-grade, attacks have become mass market products.
The solution to it is breach disclosure laws that force companies to inform consumers or partners when their data is even assumed to be stolen, like in most states in the U.S. Failure to do so, frequently leads to a criminal investigation. The European Union too is close to bringing in a similar law.
In India, while Section 70 of the Information Technology Act makes CERT-IN, the nodal authority to receive reports of breaches, there is no pressure on companies to report breaches.
Shantanu Ghosh, head of Symantec India says, "We definitely need a breach law. Because only when you publicize breaches will companies take security seriously,"
But don't look forward to such parameter to go off up overnight. Because if it happens, the government itself could win the doubtful distinction of being the most-breached organization as there have been numerous attacks on government and public sector organizations.
