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Not only firewall but IDS as well should be implemented to detect and block
malicious traffic.
3. Web Browser Security: Use web browser protection solutions to monitor and
analyze browser’s state and block websites from delivering exploits.

4. Update and Patch Management: Regularly update software, applications etc. to
protect against latest vulnerabilities.

5. Back Up: Always keep secure backup copies of important and sensitive files.

Conclusion

Website Defacement and Ransomware attacks are found to be the most common attack during
this cyber tension between the countries. These attacks may lead to direct loss as well as there
is large number of indirect impacts. But the common issue was non availability of the assets.
Hence this is an alert for the organizations irrespective of the country to implement preventive
measures which will definitely not ensure 100% security, but surely will reduce the likelihood
and impact of the attacks which may occur in future.

About the Authors

Jatin Sethi is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Centre for Information
Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Dehradun,
India. At UPES he teaches cyber security specialized subjects as well as core
computer science subjects. He has completed his MS in Cyber Law and
Information Security from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad,
India in 2014. His area of interest includes Information Security Management
System, Data Privacy, IT Governance etc.

Vatsal Jain is a student at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
currently pursuing a Bachelor’s of Technology in Computer Science
Engineering with specialization in Cybersecurity and Forensics by IBM.
Currently he is Joint Secretary for the ISSA Dehradun Chapter. He may
be reached at [email protected].

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