Data says 774 government websites have reportedly been hacked in the last five years
Piyali Mandal / New Delhi Jan 06, 2013, 00:23 IST
Even as the number of internet users continues to rise and the government increasingly seeks to offer citizen-centric services through the internet, data show about half the government departments and ministries in India are vulnerable to data theft, hacking and cyber terrorism.
According to government sources, of about 7,000 government websites, only 3,192 have been audited for information technology (IT) security, while 3,556 others are being audited.
Most government sites are hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Before being hosted, these websites have to be given a security certificate. The government has empanelled auditors to certify the security of such websites. “According to our data, about half the government websites are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Most of the government websites do not have proper security checks in place,” said Yash Kadakia, head of Security Brigade, a government-empanelled security auditor.
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