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78 government websites hacked in 2012

However, this is much lower than 371 websites hacked in 2012 and 308 in 2011

Shivani Shinde Nadhe Pune
The total number of security attack on Indian government websites has come down in 2013. According to the report by Indian Computer Response team (CERT-IN) 78 governmnet websites were hacked in 2013. 
 
This is much lower than the 371 websites being hacked in 2012 and 308 in 2011.
 
"It is great to see that there is a small decline in the number of websites that were hacked as well as the number of security breaches as compared to 2012. However, the point is to quickly reach a point where the number is negligible especially where critical data of the government is concerned, and for this there needs to be an army of cyber warriors with apt training ready to ward of all attacks. We hope by next year the situation gets even better and stronger" said Jay Bavisi, Global President, EC-Council. 
 
 
EC-Council (International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) is one of the world’s largest certification bodies for Information Security professionals. EC-Council is a member-based organization that certifies individuals in various information security and e-business skills.These programs are offered in over 92 countries and over have trained over 120,000 & certified more than 60,000 security professionals through a training network of over 500 training partners globally.
 
Individuals who have achieved EC-Council certifications include those from some of the finest organizations around the world such as the US Army, the FBI, Microsoft, IBM and the United Nations.

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First Published: Aug 12 2013 | 3:57 PM IST

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