Top Good idea. I an willing to do a bit of follow up as Desi person.
-- Sudev Barar On 01-Sep-2011 9:58 AM, "Vickram Crishna" <[email protected]> wrote: > This article appeared in yesterday's Indian Express. IT is a golden > opportunity to mount a strong advocacy campaign with MEA, reminding them of > 1. vulnerability of proprietary software and 2. size and capability of > homegrown developer community to create strong and auditable systems for > future use of government departments, and 3. declared government policies in > this context (whose actual employment in this key area is almost nil). In > fact, the strength of email systems such as Mailman must be highlighted, in > order to assist government mail and network admins to be more sensitive to > departmental needs, creating the email IDs needed and deploying them (ie > secure services) from secured boxes located in India. > > I suggest a quick work group appoint itself to draft out and despatch at > least a preliminary message to the concerned MEA honchos, cc to the Home > Minister, the Foreign Minister and maybe a few key media outlets - maybe > more than a few. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Abhishek Kumar (DSCI) <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:50 AM > > > http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cyber-attacks-mea-orders-pcs-reformatting/ > 839584/ > > > > Regards, > Abhishek Kumar | Security Analyst | DATA SECURITY COUNCIL OF INDIA (DSCI) | > A NASSCOM® Initiative > L: Haryana Cyber Lab, Multimedia Hub | Haryana Police Academy | Madhuban | > Haryana - 132037, India > P: +91-184-2390601 | F: +91-11-26155070 | M: +91-9355964773 | E: > [email protected] | W: www.dsci.in > > > Disclaimer: > The information contained herein (including any accompanying documents) is > confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you have > erroneously received this message, please immediately delete it and notify > the sender. Also, if you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of this message or any > accompanying document is strictly prohibited and is unlawful. Data Security > Council of India (DSCI) is not responsible for any damage caused by a virus > or alteration of the e-mail by a third party or otherwise. > > > > > -- > Vickram > Fool On The Hill <http://communicall.wordpress.com>
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