Give priority to eSecurity: Cervenka

Publication : Indian Express (Bangalore)
Page No. : 6
Circulation : 90,038
Date : 23.08.2000

World-renowned ethical hacker and Intranet security expert, iCMG Inc., USA, Tom Cervenka addressed the media on Internet Hacking and its relevance in the global scenario here at iCMG on Tuesday.

Cervenka, who is also known as "Blue Adept" or "White hat", has to his credit an achievement of disclosing security loopholes of a number of websites including Hotmail, Yahoo, eBay, Excite and Eudora.

Hacking has been an increasing menace in the present scenario where global markets converge on the Internet. Business companies worldwide are realizing the importance of eSecurity and taking necessary steps to implement it.

"It is extremely imperative that Indian corporates also recognize the importance of securing their portals or websites and take the necessary steps to protect their portals" he said.

This wide-spread industry endorsement the Internet security Expert across the globe demonstrates the practical and common industry approach to interoperable security on the Internet he added.

"To make e-commerce in India a reality, we have to secure the transactions which range from data to monetary exchange. Hacking has been an ever growing menace that every corporate and Internet user is concerned about", said Sunil Dutt Jha, President and CEO of iCMG.

eSecurity is a must and plays a pivotal role in the very existence of the internet. In the absence of eSecurity, the portals or websites can be hacked and misused, he said.

Jha said there are three types of hacking - White hat Hacking, Black hat Hacking and Grey hat Hacking. White hat hacking is a positive type of hacking where the hacker discloses fully the nature of the results of a software testing. In Black hat hacking, the hacker starts an unauthorized testing of software.