http://www.theindiasite.com/india-hacked-part-iii-building-shadow-armies/ By Ulrik McKnight The India Site Sept 21, 2011 India’s Shadow Army -- More A Shadow Than An Army? Shaken up by massive data losses, the Indian government has begun to take action. As NTRO Officer on Special Duty Pukhraj Singh told The India Site in an exclusive interview: "Recent developments include the public release of a cybersecurity policy by the Ministry of Communications and IT. Also, CERT-IN, NIC and ministers managing the IT portfolio have become more active." Pukhraj Singh points out that several groups within the Government work on cybersecurity. They are naturally hesitant to share details of their operations, but public sources provide some insight. NTRO, the National Technical Research Organisation, functions at the highest level from within the Prime Minister’s Office. NTRO is thought to be building an exceptional team with access to high-end technology. But reports suggest it isn’t progressing smoothly. A much needed draft cybersecurity policy enforceable by law (or an executive directive) was lost in a sea of bureaucracy and not implemented. Worse, NTRO is embroiled in scandal after an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General reportedly found large-scale irregularities in procurement. NTRO chose to defend itself by invoking national security as an excuse not to share information on this. CERT-IN, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, is a central agency built to respond to computer security incidents. It is reportedly a small, underpaid organization dependent upon contract employees rather than permanent staff. [...] _____________________________________________________________ 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 Tue Sep 20 2011 - 22:37:58 PDT
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