Cyber attacks threaten critical national infrastructure and the economic growth of nations. The EU and the US have put security defenses to the test in Cyber Atlantic exercises. INTERPOL is set to open a Global Cyber crime center in 2014.
GB Shaik, Manager- Security Consultant, Fortinet elaborated upon the nature of Advanced Persistent Threats or APTs that are the embodiment of cyber-attacks.
He said, “Despite the best efforts of the concerned organizations, there have been massive credit card breaches of an estimated 10 million accounts of Visa and Mastercard.”
Most government Web sites are vulnerable today as they lack Web application firewalls. Spam levels in India have reached alarming levels today. Three ISPs from India are in the top ten list of spammers.
Technical controls must deliver on two dimensions. If there is a good email spam filter solution, it can help prevent attacks.
The traditional approach to network security does not work anymore. Reducing the complexity of security solutions is a high priority. He stressed that IT head should choose carefully when it comes to their choice of security vendor.
