http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-27/news/39557244_1_security-software-cyber-security-software-names
By J Srikant
ET Bureau
May 27, 2013
The country's top security agencies are not happy that they have to rely
on foreign-made security software from the likes of Symantec and McAfee
to protect India's critical information technology infrastructure.
The call to move away from popular commercial anti-virus and security
software to home-grown solutions came at a recent inter-agency meeting
on cyber security organised by the National Security Council, and
attended by officials from the Intelligence Bureau, Research and
Analysis Wing, Cyber Emergency Response Team, and the defence forces.
According to the minutes of the meeting reviewed by ET, officials raised
concerns that the currently used security software are not foolproof and
can leave critical information vulnerable to attackers. "Home-grown
solutions will probably be more trusted so that they don't leave any
kind of malware," said J Satyanarayana, secretary in India's Department
of Information Technology. "Eventually, we have to be self-sufficient in
all aspects of cyber security."
The push for Indian-made security software comes at a time when there is
a rise in cyber attacks by renegade and statesponsored groups looking to
gain access to government corporate networks.
The government's love for Indian security software was first made known
in the national cyber security policy draft in 2011. Two years hence,
nothing has changed and security officials in the government are still
complaining. "The intent is good, but the government needs to understand
that developing a security product requires a lot of time and R&Drelated
expenses," said Sanjay Dhawan, technology leader at the Indian arm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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