A ban on the use of pen drives has not been able to safeguard cyber
security as it has now been labeled as a major threat in defence
forces, the Army officials said. The use of pen drives as an
easy-to-carry storage device has increased in the recent past and
internal reports have confirmed that over 70 percent cyber security
breaches in the armed forces are due to their unauthorised use
“These pen drives, which are mostly manufactured in China, have emerged as a big threat to our cyber security systems,” they said.
Generally it is found that officials use pen drive to store
official data for use at their personal computers but from there, it is
transmitted from their IP addresses to hackers from the ‘malware’
present in the pen drives. About a couple of years ago, a Major posted
in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was apprehended as it was found that
sensitive data was being transferred from his computer.
However, it later emerged that his system had been hacked and
spying viruses were transferring information to other
computers. Measures have been taken by the other two services also to
tighten their cyber security as IAF (Indian Air Force) also recently
issued instructions to its personnel warning them against having any
official data on their personal computers and pen drives.
Anybody found violating these instructions in checks by cyber
security personnel will draw strict action which may even amount to
disciplinary action including court martial, they said.
Source: THN
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