Government websites have a history of ‘technical glitches’. Needed: cyber hygiene, regular updates.
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One of the major reasons for chinks in India’s cybersecurity armour is outsourcing of tenders without proper background verification and periodic audits. Though the government and law-enforcement agencies are aggressively building technologies to secure websites, safeguarding national-level databases should be the immediate priority.
India’s cybersecurity apparatus needs a gentle reminder: this is calendar year 2022. For, those responsible for maintaining the Indian government’s digital presence seem to have forgotten the importance of staying up to date in the age of cyber warfare.Websites of several government organisations and even that of the Indian Army are running on software versions that are obsolete. Though the vulnerabilities due to outdated software have been
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