Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money laundering and its prevention.
4. Discuss ways and means of guarding civilian targets and critical infrastructure against rising cyberattacks in India. (250 words)
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The article highlights the threat posed by cyberattacks to our critical infrastructure and suggest the ways to deal with the ever evolving threat.
Key Demand of the question:
Discuss in detail methods of guarding civilian targets and critical infrastructure against rising cyberattacks in India.
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with context of the question.
Body:
The answer body must have the following aspects covered:
Talk about the Civilian targets of cyberattacks recently witnessed.
Explain what are the challenges; Defending civilian targets, and more so critical infrastructure, against cyberattacks such as ransomware and phishing is almost certain to stretch the capability and resources of governments across the globe.
The distinction between military and civilian targets is increasingly getting erased and the consequences of this could be indeterminate.
Explain in detail the associated concerns.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
