India has been facing cyber warfare for long. In the
absence of adequate cyber
security in India, cyber attacks and cyber warfare are
posing real danger to India. As on date, India is vulnerable
to cyber warfare. As on date we have no cyber
warfare policy of India. As on date we have no
implementable cyber
crisis management plan of India.
If we analyse the cyber security reflections
the trend is really worrisome. The cyber
law, cyber
crimes and cyber
security trends by Perry4Law
and Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB)
have shown the loopholes of Indian cyber security capabilities.
In these circumstances, cyber
warfare against India is going to increase further. We
must anticipate the cyber
warfare against India and its defenses. In order to
achieve that, the cyber
security capabilities of India must be strengthened.
According to Praveen Dalal, managing partner of
Perry4Law and leading techno legal expert of India, Indian
Defense and Security against Cyber Warfare must be
strengthened so that Cyber Warfare attacks of highest level can be
defended against. The Cyber Warfare Capabilities of India cannot be
considered to be effective till it comprises of both Offensive and
Defensive Capabilities, opines Praveen Dalal.
Even the prime Minister of India now acknowledged
that India must be prepared to meet the challenges arising out of
Internet and cyberspace. However, if this acknowledgement is just
another speech for another occasion, we may not see any ground level
action for another decade or more.
Defending against cyber warfare requires maturity
and skills and lots of patience. If India thinks that it can produce
cyber warfare experts at the eleventh hour that would be a big
blunder. India has to give attention to this aspect right now and
then only it may be able to acquire necessary expertise in this
regard after some years. I hope good sense would prevail upon Indian
government very soon lest it is too late to react.
