Reference note no. 35/RN/Ref./July/2017 For the use of Members of Parliament

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Cyber Warfare and National Security Challenges

Cyber Attacks-Most vulnerable countries 2016

Ecosystem of Cyber warfare:
a)
Cyber terrorism- can be considered “the premeditated use of disruptive
activities, or the threat thereof, against computers and/or networks, with the
intention to cause harm or further social, ideological, religious, political or
similar objectives, or to intimidate any person in furtherance of such
objectives
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b) Cyber Fraud
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Cyber attacks that are generally aimed at getting monetary or
related gains for the perpetrators. Phishing attacks combined with fake
websites to steal user's personal details and, with these, steal money from
their account.
c) Cyber Spying- Cyber attacks aimed at gaining information from the
perpetrators. Related to cyber fraud in that one aim of cyber spying may be
to sell the information gained.
d) Cyber stalking or Bullying- Cyber attacks which are designed to frightened
and intimidate individuals rather than business or Government. Usually they
are social media based- Facebook or Twitter.
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e) Cyber Assault- Cyber attacks
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aimed at causing damage to information or
equipment that is being attacked. Damage may be physical damage or
deletion of important file or information.
India ranks among the top 5 countries at risk for cyber attacks in 2016.
Cyber Attacks-Most vulnerable countries 2016
Top Five Countries with High risk of
Cyber Attacks
Top Five Countries with Low risk of
Cyber Attacks
Countries
Risk %
Countries
Risk%
Algeria
30.7
France
5.2
Bolivia
20.3
Canada
4.6
Pakistan
19.9
Australia
4.1
China
18.5
United States
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