The President of USA signed an executive order establishing the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas who engage in destructive attacks or commercial espionage in cyberspace. India too needs to put more teeth to the IT Act in order to deal with cyber crime, writes Sanjeev Relia
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New Study Highlights Shortcomings in China’s Military Transformation
A recent study by RAND states that whilst PLA is becoming more professional and more capable with regards to deterring or, if necessary, countering US military intervention in the Asia-Pacific region, this transformation remains incomplete. There are perceived gaps between current PLA capabilities and the demands of winning a local war under informatized conditions and successfully executing the PLA’s other missions.
A Cyber Pearl Harbor Can Happen In India Too
Sanjeev Relia points out that India is in a race against time to build effective infrastructure to ward off a major cyber attack and that private industry needs to join hands with government agencies in this great task.
India Needs to Take Serious Note of ISIS Cyber Attack on US CentCom Social Media Account
Sanjeev Relia writes that cyber security experts in India need to take a serious note of ISIS hacking into the US Army Central Command Twitter Page and militants posting videos on the YouTube site of Central Command
Xi Rattles Nerves Across Region by Urging Faster Weapons Development
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious modernisation […]
Threat of Drones with WMDs: Why India Should be as Concerned as the Pentagon
The Pentagon has put out a Request For Information (RFI) for new technologies that could counter commercial drones armed with chemical, biological or highly destructive weapons. It is high time Indian military equip itself not only with the most sophisticated drones but also with technology to shoot down hostile UAVs entering our airspace.