How safe is our national security data?

Startled by the recurrence and the grave security risks that these cyber attacks create, the government is going all out to prevent such attacks in the future. Every government department is asked to tighten the security measures of their websites based on the analysis by the cyber cell. The detailed analysis report and the countermeasures to plug the exploited vulnerabilities were provided to the affected organizations by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). Some of the measures suggested to ensure cyber security are: A cyber security audit for all new Government websites and applications, before and after their hosting; NIC is directed not to host websites without audit; CERT-In will issue alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats and countermeasures; implement a Crisis Management Plan to counter cyber attacks and cyber terrorism in all ministries and departments of central/state governments.