India is at a nascent stage in deploying cyber intelligence related policies, and measures to curb targeted attacks
While India is ushering in a new era in the digital segment, with an aggressive promotion of cashless payments, digitized documents, M-wallets, smart cities etc., the country may still be significantly lacking in cyber security policies and techniques to tackle any major targeted attack. The recent attacks of WannaCry Ransomware are just one of the many that is a clear indication of how vulnerable the globe is when it comes to cyber intrusions.
“While India is spearheading the growth in the digital segment across the globe, an absence of strong policies and a clear vision to curb the forthcoming attacks may prove to be a ticking time bomb,” says Marc Kahlberg, CEO and MD, Vital Intelligence Group.
The situation could become alarming if central and state governments deploy technologies and encourage many of their mission critical departments to go online with no significant cyber security measures in place. Regulating cyberspace would prove to be a knee jerk reaction in tackling cybercrimes and terrorism, making it further difficult for intelligence agencies to maintain a constant vigil across the depths of cyber space and take proactive action where required.
“’By regulating cyber space, freedoms of speech will cease to exist, available information will become less and much harder to obtain, and quite possibly, the advancements of certain technology would be either forced underground or would slowly disappear. There are also elements of information that can be attained by allowing the social media platforms to operate, and hence give law enforcement and intelligence agencies actionable intelligence as to what is really happening and in real time. This, however, would require investment, training and indeed acceptance of the fact that the best form of defense in this sphere is a proactive investigative approach,” added Kahlberg.
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“While the country has witnessed an exponential growth in digitization in recent years, a major lag in the formulation of new age cyber intelligence and security policies, as well as an adoption of pro-active self-defensive capabilities may be proving to be a ticking time bomb for the country.”
– Marc Kahlberg, CEO and MD, Vital Intelligence Group
