As per the information tracked and made available to
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) 201, 303, 308 and 273
government websites were hacked during the year 2009, 2010, 2011 and
2012 (till July) respectively.
Based on the threat assessment, CERT-In regularly issues alerts for internet users and operators on vulnerabilities. 5 alerts were issued during May – June, 2012 to prominent organizations in the Government and Private sector about targeting websites for carrying out cyber attacks by the hacker groups. CERT-In also issued advisory providing countermeasures to safeguard the websites and network infrastructure against such attacks. All the organizations were also advised to report such incidents to CERT-In along with network logs and relevant data for analysis. Such alerts and advisories are available on CERT-In’s website: (www.cert-in.org.in).
National Informatics Centre (NIC), hosting majority of government websites has deployed state-of-the-art technology solutions including Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems. NIC performs periodic security audits of their network infrastructure followed by subsequent hardenings, besides round-the-clock monitoring of security events for taking remedial measures against cyber attacks.
CERT-In is keeping a close watch on the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks through active eco-operation with the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in India. Security awareness training programmes on ‘Security measures against DDoS attacks’ are also organised by CERT-In for the network administrators in the government and private sector organisations.
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sh Sachin Pilot gave this information in the Rajya Sabha recently.
Based on the threat assessment, CERT-In regularly issues alerts for internet users and operators on vulnerabilities. 5 alerts were issued during May – June, 2012 to prominent organizations in the Government and Private sector about targeting websites for carrying out cyber attacks by the hacker groups. CERT-In also issued advisory providing countermeasures to safeguard the websites and network infrastructure against such attacks. All the organizations were also advised to report such incidents to CERT-In along with network logs and relevant data for analysis. Such alerts and advisories are available on CERT-In’s website: (www.cert-in.org.in).
National Informatics Centre (NIC), hosting majority of government websites has deployed state-of-the-art technology solutions including Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems. NIC performs periodic security audits of their network infrastructure followed by subsequent hardenings, besides round-the-clock monitoring of security events for taking remedial measures against cyber attacks.
CERT-In is keeping a close watch on the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks through active eco-operation with the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in India. Security awareness training programmes on ‘Security measures against DDoS attacks’ are also organised by CERT-In for the network administrators in the government and private sector organisations.
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sh Sachin Pilot gave this information in the Rajya Sabha recently.
Source : PIB, Sept. 4, 2012
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