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Govt may keep an eye on emails from abroad
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:01:07 -0500 (CDT)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Internet_/Govt_may_keep_an_eye_on_emails_from_abroad/articleshow/3165790.cms By Rajat Guha & Niranjan Bharati The Economic Times 26 June, 2008 NEW DELHI: Worried over large-scale hacking of government websites by foreign-located servers, the department of information technology (DIT) is planning to set up a surveillance mechanism for all mails coming from overseas. Recently hackers have found safe havens in China and the UK for executing their malicious activities. US security agency, US-CERT, has also initiated a similar move against such web intrusions. The US government has accused Chinese hackers of intruding into government.s official documents. In fact, in the wake of large-scale defacement of important government websites, the Centre has decided to make an exclusive foolproof network of critical infrastructure and highly-vulnerable government departments. This is in addition to an innovative advance- warning systems, which is being deployed to warn about virus attacks. The cyber security wing of DIT would prepare the new software to issue advance warnings of any lurking danger on these websites. In the US, two Congressmen have accused China of hacking into their office computers to possibly compromise sensitive information on Chinese dissidents. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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