Online Shoppers In India May Be Under Surveillance Of Hackers

Hackers have focused on India with more than 450 mil smartphones users and over 550 mil Internet users because more and more Indian people are surfing online and creating a kind of data that has been never heard before. It is known that this country has totally 366 mil Internet users in urban areas and 194 mil in rural regions, according to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)’s latest report.

As a Senior Security Advisor from Sophos, John Sier says organizations are facing the difficulties in detecting and tackling phishing and many other cyber attacks that aim at Indian users. He said:

A report of KPMG in April showed that almost 86% of Indian consumers are worried about whether their private conversations are being eavesdropped, as well as whether their messages are misused via their smartphones. Leader-IT Advisory and Cyber Security Leader at KPMG in India - Atul Gupta said that:

About 87% of consumers are worried that retailers will improperly distribute or misuse their information. Gauri Bajaj, who now serves as the Cybersecurity (APAC) Director at Tata Communications, says that cybersecurity adoption is still a major challenge.

He said:

Not only smartphones but also wearable devices such as smartwatches are also the next cybersecurity frontier. According to GOQii Founder and CEO, Vishal Gondal:

Having an IT team for security is not enough, thereby having a strong security culture is the next part in maturity for the program of security awareness, according to experts. Shier noted:

Be aware of deals which sound too good to be true, as well as clicking on emails from unidentified sources. Cybercriminals take advantages of look-alike spam with links to fake sites to attract victims. Businesses should carry out training courses for their employees about the way to “spot a phish”.

John Sier said: