Did you know that 852 Indian Websites were defaced in April 2009?

A wrap up of some recent interesting information security news 

 

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As per the official information released by CERT-In (the Computer Emergency Response Team operating under the Department of Information Technology, Govt of India), in Feb 2009 47 Indian websites were hacked, while in March 2009 46 Indian websites were hacked. 

 

This figure has jumped to an alarming 852 Indian websites in April 2009.

 

Refer the report at

www.cert-in.org.in/knowledgebase/SecurityBulletin/cisb-Apr09.htm

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It doesn’t matter where the weakest link is as long as it exists.

Day in and out we are reading and listening to news about how lost and stolen data, Virus attacks crippling organizations, unauthorized software that may contain malwares and so on. While it is impossible to eliminate IT risks altogether, certain steps can aid in placing less reliance on the persons and processes and more on technology. At the end of the day it is better to Push Security to End Users than to expect compliance. Continue reading “It doesn’t matter where the weakest link is as long as it exists.”