Mumbai: eScan a leading Anti-Virus solution provider has conducted an in-depth research and come up with a comprehensive report based on malware URLs collected for the first half of the year 2011.
As per the information tracked and reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) at total of 90, 119, 252 and 117 Government websites were hacked in the year 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (till June) by various hacker groups.
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (Depat. of Information Technology) has issued following press note today.
The Department of Information Technology had notified Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 under section 43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 on 11.4.2011 vide notification no. G.S.R. 313(E).
Every infrastructure/service may be used for hosting variety of applications and content of any nature. The web infrastructure does not distinguish the nature of content. The technology is therefore, used for purposes which may be liked by one section of society and not liked by other sections of society. Several groups have hosted websites with obscene/objectionable content on internet for variety of purposes. Such sites can be accessed by all sections of users. Most of such websites are hosted outside the country.
New Delhi: The 32nd meeting of Asia-Pacific Advanced Network (APAN), the first ever in South Asia, was formally inaugurated by Shri Sachin Pilot and Shri Milind Deora, Ministers of State for Communications and Information Technology here today. ERNET India in association with National Knowledge Network (NKN) and with the support of Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India is organizing 32nd meeting of APAN from 22-26 August 2011.