As the security establishment was scrambling to contain fake and inflammatory messages spreading across the internet that contributed to violence and exodus of thousands, one agency was conspicuous by its absence in the crucial initial phase: the intelligence agency that is supposed to counter such cyber crises.
In a bizarre twist to the government's response earlier this month to contain India's first real cyber challenge, the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) was completely absent from the operation in the initial phase.
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On August 14, the Centre had issued a nation-wide alert about safety of northeast origin people, and by August 17, it had imposed stiff restrictions on SMSs and MMSs over mobile phones. On August 18, the home ministry had forwarded the first list of internet sites and URLs to be blocked.
There were 75 websites and URLs on the first list given to CERT-IN (Computer Emergency Response Team-India) for blocking. Almost all of them were identified by the Intelligence Bureau and some probably by the Research and Analysis Wing. Not one of them was provided by NTRO.
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The absence of NTRO in the critical initial phase fits into the larger lack of clarity within the security establishment over countering inflammatory messages on the web. The initial rush to block websites and Twitter handles led to widespread uproar against India's intolerance towards internet freedom.
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In a bizarre twist to the government's response earlier this month to contain India's first real cyber challenge, the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) was completely absent from the operation in the initial phase.
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On August 14, the Centre had issued a nation-wide alert about safety of northeast origin people, and by August 17, it had imposed stiff restrictions on SMSs and MMSs over mobile phones. On August 18, the home ministry had forwarded the first list of internet sites and URLs to be blocked.
There were 75 websites and URLs on the first list given to CERT-IN (Computer Emergency Response Team-India) for blocking. Almost all of them were identified by the Intelligence Bureau and some probably by the Research and Analysis Wing. Not one of them was provided by NTRO.
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The absence of NTRO in the critical initial phase fits into the larger lack of clarity within the security establishment over countering inflammatory messages on the web. The initial rush to block websites and Twitter handles led to widespread uproar against India's intolerance towards internet freedom.
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Click here to read more ......
Solutions : www.xcyss.in
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