Source: OneIndia: All hacking attempts on government computers unsuccessful: Sachin Pilot
New Delhi, Mar 6: Dispelling fears on hackers penetrating into important informations, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot said that the government has been successful averting such attempts.
“Yes, there have been attempts but I can categorically say that not one attempt has been successful,” the minister said. “The government’s computer network system, maintained by the National Informatics Centre, is highly efficient,” Pilot said in a news agency report.
Lauding officials efficiency in preventing such attempts, Pilot said that hackers in are search of a weak spot.
“But our people are very efficient and well trained. Safeguards have ensured that national security has not been breached.”
Pilot’s statement came amidst report on hackers trying to penetrate government computers in vital ministries like office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
I totally disagree with the comments given by Sachin Pilot. The websites being run by National Informatics Centre has a very major drawback – they only run on the older versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. As it is already evident (in recent case of Google Mail Hacking Case of Chinese Activists) that the older versions of Internet Explorer are more vulnerable to attack so how is it possible that they are secure from the cyber attacks? Sachin Pilot must be telling about those computer systems which are not working or not connected to the Internet.
In the majority of the Indian Govt. Offices, the users’ have almost no knowledge of Cyberspace. In such a scenario even if the technology is foolproof the humans can bring the whole system to a halt.
So this statement given is just an eye-wash to the media.