http://www.theindiasite.com/india-hacked-part-ii-cyber-warfare-the-new-battlefield/ By Ulrik McKnight The India Site Sep 15, 2011 In Part I of India Hacked, The Extent of the Compromise, we explored the extensive hacking of corporate and political India. In Part II we examine the national security implications of this trend. State-Level Hacking China has repeatedly been found to use its expertise as a cyber-power to access highly confidential information relating to the national security of other nations, including India. India should take note, not only because of its historically contentious relationship with China, but also because of China’s undeniably close ties with Pakistan, a country that continues to sponsor terror across India. Just as armies fight on land, and navies at sea, national cyber-forces now fight in the online world. Cyber warfare is the new battlefront. But it is a battle that India, like many countries, is ill-equipped to wage. This has left the country under-defended against sustained, damaging state-level attacks. The renowned virus hunter Mikko Hypponen told The India Site: “We’ve traced most of the cases of hacking against India not to Pakistan, not to Russia, not to anywhere else, but to China.” China has a large cyber army and also uses a network of patriotic and mercenary hackers that allows the state to deny responsibility. China has extensive control over its Internet, leading many to take for granted that these attacks are government sanctioned. That being said, many countries conduct cyber-espionage, and attributing attacks can be difficult. Looking at who benefits from the espionage offers a good indication of who may be responsible. [...] _____________________________________________________________ Register now for the #HITB2011KUL - Asia's premier deep-knowledge network security event now in it's 9th year! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/Received on Thu Sep 15 2011 - 23:07:15 PDT
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