Can government officials claim right to privacy if their emails have been hacked and security agencies ask for full access to the contents of the accounts? Efforts of Indian intelligence agencies to counter waves of cyber attacks on government networks have run into an iron wall. Although access to the compromised email accounts of officials is critical for investigations, officials are less than keen. The officials say that allowing the agencies to trawl contents of all their emails will breach their privacy: a position which is being supported by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the custodian of all official electronic data.........
Faced with regular attacks on government’s critical infrastructure, agencies are discussing how much detail regarding the e-mails can be made available to investigators as officials are chary about private mails being scrutinized...............
From phishing to acquire information such as usernames and passwords to planting Trojans that provide remote access to a user’s computer and network, the attacks are consistent and widespread. Trojans can be used for downloading or uploading files from, or to, a system.
From phishing to acquire information such as usernames and passwords to planting Trojans that provide remote access to a user’s computer and network, the attacks are consistent and widespread. Trojans can be used for downloading or uploading files from, or to, a system.
Sources in the military and intelligence agencies say NIC — the official holder of official emails and websites — has been fending off bids to access hacked official emails. In case of such foreign cyber attacks, there are no police cases filed or any formal criminal investigation launched. Public email providers such as Google part with details of e-mails only when law enforcement agencies file formal cases and seek details........
No comments:
Post a Comment