India’s Tryst With Cyber Threats and The Way Ahead
India has turned into a cradle of cyber criminals. According to a recent report, one of the fastest evolving digital markets of South-east Asia is ranked amongst the first three countries that are vulnerable to cyber attacks. In 2017 US countered the highest number of cyber attacks followed by China. The cyber attacks in India witnessed a dip but still, the numbers are significantly high.
The government aided security agencies are still struggling to find a grip over this new emerging challenge. Lack of awareness on cyber-security and a fragile legal system is puncturing the defence mechanism that the state is putting in place to combat the cyber threats. As the country is racing towards the digital economy the public and private financial organizations are becoming easy prey of cyber cro...
