Intl cybercrime attacks accessed confidential Govt. data
View(s):Recent cybercrime attacks on government institutions gained access to confidential data, while also threatening the safety of countries, according to a statement by eCyberSec, an IT company specialising in application security.
The company also went on to state that Sri Lanka needed a “strong cyber-security system to prevent these various kinds of sophisticated cyber-attacks by hackers and cyber terrorists. From that perspective, the national cyber-security architecture if planned and implemented strategically can secure the country’s confidential data and network platforms. It is also necessary to build a National Cyber Security Framework which will highlight and robust the current government network architecture”.
Additionally, the statement quoted the company’s Founder / Chief Executive Sanjee Balasuriya as stating that “Security technologies – including firewalls, network and host intrusion detection, and prevention systems – have created a tremendous volume of information, and handling that information only makes a company’s security problems more challenging. Even if a single link is weak, the network infrastructure could be vulnerable to an attack. Application Penetration Testing and Source Code Reviews also play a vital aspect of this process which will help to understand the security posture of the systems and the applications”.
(JH)
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