Cyber attacks: Have India's neighbours turned culprits?

These numbers point to how security measures have often failed organisations, leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks. A renowned Indian company came under cyber attack recently when its website was unaccessible for hours.This is not an isolated incident, but it is one of the very few to be reported. The attacks come in various forms like Distributed Denial Of Service, phishing attacks or even military grade attacks.
These numbers point to how security measures have often failed organisations, leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks. A renowned Indian company came under cyber attack recently when its website was unaccessible for hours.
The latest India Risk Survey 2012, published by Pinkerton, a consulting firm, finds that the cyber crime rate in India has gone up by 50 per cent and during the last five years, around 9,000 Indian websites, including various government departments, have been hacked. Many government websites, some of them carrying sensitive information, have become victims of cross-border hacking, mainly from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and China.What was more serious was the fact that it involved blackmailing too as the attackers left a note stating they would continue the attacks unless huge amount was transferred to their account.What was more serious was the fact that it involved blackmailing too as the attackers left a note stating they would continue the attacks unless huge amount was transferred to their account.