[LINK] Cyber War: Microsoft a weak link in national security

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Kim Holburn wrote:
> http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/06/cyber-war-microsoft-a-weak-link-in-national-security.ars
> 
>> the author is former White House adviser Richard A. Clarke in his  
>> new book, Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What  
>> to Do About It.
> 
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and
> Govt. to develop software to control cyber attacks
> By   siliconindia news bureau
> Monday, 10 May 2010, 19:48 Hrs
> New Delhi: After growing worries over the cyber attacks on the Indian establishments, the government has planned to develop its own software and end the dependence on foreign operating systems and anti virus products. The government has formed a high level team to develop the plan for building software.
....
> Followed by the cyber attacks by China based hackers, the Defence Ministry raised concerns over use of anti-virus products of foreign vendors and hence the government acted actively by forming a task force to get over with the problem. Hackers from Pakistan and terrorist organizations too have stepped up attacks on Indian websites in recent years. The taskforce is expected to submit its recommendations by June. 
....
<http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Govt_to_develop_software_to_control_cyber_attacks-nid-67813.html>

Marghanita
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