Cyber Security in India: Issues and Challenges
By: Amrapali
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BookPublisher: Indian Journal of Political Science Description: 85(3), Jul-Sept, 2024: p.657-662.Subject(s): Cyberspace, cybercrime, cyber security, social media, cyber warfare, capacity buildingSummary: Cyber security is the practice of protecting network, computers, data, and programs from unauthorised and malicious attacks. Cyber intrusion and attacks have increased dramatically in recent years, exposing sensitive personal and business information, disrupting critical operations, and imposing high costs on the economy. Cyber security faces various challenges in today's digital era. These challenges emanate from the complex nature of cyber threats, acute scarcity of cyber security professionals, lack of awareness and education, resource constraints, etc. As the threats have become much more sophisticated, it is essential that organizations, businesses and individuals understand the trends and risks so that they can protect themselves from cyber- attacks. With a combination of well- thought- out strategies such as network segmentation, regular patching, two-factor authentication and user education, the inherent vulnerabilities can be mitigated. With the continued efforts of the Government and the private sector, let us hope that the state of cyber security in India will continue to improve and a secure future for all the users can be ensured in the years to come. - Reproduced
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Cyber security is the practice of protecting network, computers, data, and programs from unauthorised and malicious attacks. Cyber intrusion and attacks have increased dramatically in recent years, exposing sensitive personal and business information, disrupting critical operations, and imposing high costs on the economy. Cyber security faces various challenges in today's digital era. These challenges emanate from the complex nature of cyber threats, acute scarcity of cyber security professionals, lack of awareness and education, resource constraints, etc. As the threats have become much more sophisticated, it is essential that organizations, businesses and individuals understand the trends and risks so that they can protect themselves from cyber- attacks. With a combination of well- thought- out strategies such as network segmentation, regular patching, two-factor authentication and user education, the inherent vulnerabilities can be mitigated. With the continued efforts of the Government and the private sector, let us hope that the state of cyber security in India will continue to improve and a secure future for all the users can be ensured in the years to come. - Reproduced
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