Due to the rise in cyber threats, India and the US have decided to join hands in combating cyber crime and bolster their cyber security partnership in various strategic spheres. The United States is looking forward to a collaborative partnership with Indian colleagues. They want to ensure that the Internet continues to be an open, interoperable, global platform that enables international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation.
The Indian and the US delegations discussed a range of cyber issues including cyber threats, enhanced cybersecurity information sharing, cyber incident management, cybersecurity cooperation in the context of ‘Make in India’, efforts to combat cyber crime, Internet governance issues, and norms of state behaviour in cyberspace.
Who are Anonymous?
- Anonymous is a loosely associated international network of activist and hacktivist entities.
- The group became known for a series of well-publicized publicity stunts and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government, religious, and corporate websites.
- In 2012, Time called Anonymous one of the “100 most influential people” in the world.
- In 2012, Public Radio International reported that the US National Security Agency considered Anonymous a potential national security threat.
Cyber Attacks (2014)
- In May, eBay revealed that hackers had managed to steal personal records of 233 million users.
- The Chang’s restaurant suffered a huge data breach that compromised customer payment information.
- Hacking group Rex Mundi held Domino’s Pizza to ransom over 600,000 Belgian and French customer records.
