State and central government departments with sensitive information are the most vulnerable to the actions of cyber predators, and this poses a huge security challenge, said chairman of Truth Labs Gandhi P.C. Kaza said on Thursday.
“We had found software in various government departments infected with Malware and the officials do not have knowledge about this. Our culture is such that we do not hesitate to download files, and this way the system gets affected by viruses,” he explained.
Mr. Gandhi was speaking at a one-day workshop on Cyber Security Issues and Strategy , organised by RBVRR AP Police Academy in association with Microsoft and Truth Labs.
“There are also a large number of fake identity cards being furnished for various purposes and officials need to check that,” he informed the gathering, which also had police officials in attendance.
As part of the workshop, about six technical sessions were conducted for officials of the Police Department that included topics like Current Trends in Cyber Crime Scenario in India , Understanding Information Security Basics and Cyber Attacks . The speakers included judges, scientists, policing and forensic experts.
Chairman of the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission and chief guest of the event G. Bhavani Prasad recollected some recent incidents of cyber crime that had affected him personally and professionally. He said that on one occasion, his personal financial transactions were made public, and on another, the website of APERC was defaced.
