http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-13/security/31689201_1_cyber-attacks-government-networks-mails By Josy Joseph TNN May 13, 2012 NEW DELHI: Can government officials claim right to privacy if their emails have been hacked and security agencies ask for full access to the contents of the accounts? Efforts of Indian intelligence agencies to counter waves of cyber attacks on government networks have run into an iron wall. Although access to the compromised email accounts of officials is critical for investigations, officials are less than keen. The officials say that allowing the agencies to trawl contents of all their emails will breach their privacy: a position which is being supported by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the custodian of all official electronic data. Faced with regular attacks on government's critical infrastructure, agencies are discussing how much detail regarding the e-mails can be made available to investigators as officials are chary about private mails being scrutinized. Sources said government found a clear pattern in cyber attacks targeting government computers, networks and other infrastructure. Almost all these attacks gain entry into a computer or a network via emails of officials. Almost all of them are official emails provided to them by the NIC. [...] _______________________________________________ LayerOne Security Conference May 26-27, Clarion Hotel, Anaheim, CA http://www.layerone.orgReceived on Mon May 14 2012 - 00:02:50 PDT
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