Crime and Security in the New Age: How technology has disrupted National Security

Cybercrime today is a well-orchestrated multi-million-dollar business, executed by professional hackers who have access to better resources in terms of man and machine than any company. Most companies are taken by surprise as they are unprepared for such an attack.

Today in the newage apart from land, sea, air and space, there is another domain which is cyber space. Much of our critical infrastructure is connected to cyber space. Cyber-crimes such as hacking, financial fraud, data theft, espionage etc. would, in certain circumstances, amount to terrorist acts. With government initiatives of Smart Cities and Digital India, all the infrastructure is connected to each other through IOT (Internet of things) and internet, therefore this threat is magnified and it requires greater focus in implementation of preventive, detective and planned / rehearsed response.

A combination of process, accountability and technology is required to address issues without deviating by not making three flawed assumptions.

1. Information is just digital data.
2. Technology can secure data.
3. Certifications are good enough.

For instance, when an employee joins an organization, he is given logical and physical access. How many companies monitor what he is doing with this access? How do we know he is not facilitating crime? There have been many instances where employees have been taken in to custody both in the Government and Corporate for committing crime.

If Government or organizations are unable to gear up real time their stories will soon appear in the media. They need to ensure the safety of its citizens, organizations and institutions against threats to their well-being as well as the traditional functions of law and order. With more than half the global population today living in urban areas, safe city is increasingly being considered essential in ensuring secure living and prosperity.

Says Sunil Kanoria (President ASSOCHAM) “Defending against cyber-security requires not just more software on our servers, laptops, and mobiles, but also more conscious behavioral changes by all of us to incorporate online safety in our work. This report shows the range of challenges that are possible and the methodologies that should be adopted to make our digital lives as secure as our personal lives and as secure as our country’s borders. I recommend this report to all members of ASSOCHAM and others.

Says Dinesh Pillai, CEO – Mahindra Special Services Group, Mumbai “With every new technology coming in to solve the problems would also be used to increase the problems in this world leading to New challenges which will emerge to national security due to rise in terrorism, ethnic diversity, proliferation of small arms, narcotics trafficking and religious extremism in the region.”

Source | Free Press Journal | 18 March 2016

Regards

Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Librarian

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