The government seems to have taken a practical and tactical decision to protect its bureaucrats from hackers and data breaches (“Top babus given secure mobiles”, September 5). Compromised telecom equipment can quickly cripple a nation’s civilian and military infrastructure. It doesn’t take much for a programmer to plant code into a router, even if he/she works overseas. Real security does not come with closing doors. The imperviousness and the privacy that a typewriter can offer are still unmatched but modern technology is here to stay. The Internet, e-mail and cell phone technology, though a great boon, can still be hacked and massive volumes of data leaked with miniature devices from any corner of the world. India has to be ready for the “blend of the criminal actor, the nation-state actor, and the terrorist actor”, which will be the trend ahead.
H.N. Ramakrishna,
Bengaluru
