India not prepared to handle cyber terrorism threat: EC Council

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http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-19/news/47489884_1_cyber-ddos-participants

PTI
Feb 19, 2014

NEW DELHI: India may have a burgeoning Internet population but when it 
comes to cyber attacks, it is ill-equipped to handle sophisticated 
intrusions as there is a "serious shortage" of skilled professionals, IT 
security training firm EC Council said.

EC Council's report, Talent Crisis in Indian Information Security, 
revealed major gaps in present day skill situation concerning IT security, 
which can impact handling of cyber threats in industries such as banking, 
defence, healthcare, information, energy, etc.

"India's response to cyber terrorism is dis-jointed. To begin with, there 
is no central cyber command and there is a non-existent cyber-security 
training programme," EC Council President and CEO Jay Bavisi told PTI.

Citing examples, Bavisi added the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team 
(CERT) alone spends over USD 100 million, which is huge compared to 
India's about USD 7 million total spending on IT security.

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