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US, India jointly call war on cyber terror
By Shivani Rawat
The United States and India’s joint war against terrorism will now extend to cyberspace. Following the Indo-US cyber terrorism initiative launched by Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and US President George Bush at their Washington summit last year, the inaugural session of the Indo-US cyber security forum was held in New Delhi recently. Leading the US delegation at the talks was Lincoln Bloomfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. Briefing the media about his interactions with the Indian officials, Bloomfield said that the US places great importance on developing the critical infrastructure protection (CIP) dialogue with India. The two sides exchanged notes on the need to protect critical infrastructure like military data and financial markets from terrorist attacks. “We have to be attentive against the cascading effects of a cyber attack. By way of the joint cyber security forum, we could warn India about viruses and share patches or software to counter them and vice-versa,” said Bloomfield.
The US presented its assessment of the global threat and described the measures taken to minimize the vulnerability of the critical information systems of the US. Bloomfield said the Indian side seemed interested in picking up some examples from the American structure. Though he did not give names, the assistant secretary of state said the US is engaged in the CIP dialogue with a number of other economic powers. The US assembled the most comprehensive and senior delegation ever for the CIP discussion with India. On the last day of his 2-day visit, Bloomfield participated in the first Indo-US political military dialogue. The discussions included Indian military modernisation and India’s perspectives on the US as a potential defence supplier. Stating the objectives of the joint Indo-US military exercises and training, he said,” The idea is to get the next generation of military leadership of both countries to get to know each other.” Bloomfield said the US looks at the military relationship with India as a long-lasting one. Bureau Report
The United States and India’s joint war against terrorism will now extend to cyberspace. Following the Indo-US cyber terrorism initiative launched by Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and US President George Bush at their Washington summit last year, the inaugural session of the Indo-US cyber security forum was held in New Delhi recently. Leading the US delegation at the talks was Lincoln Bloomfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. Briefing the media about his interactions with the Indian officials, Bloomfield said that the US places great importance on developing the critical infrastructure protection (CIP) dialogue with India. The two sides exchanged notes on the need to protect critical infrastructure like military data and financial markets from terrorist attacks. “We have to be attentive against the cascading effects of a cyber attack. By way of the joint cyber security forum, we could warn India about viruses and share patches or software to counter them and vice-versa,” said Bloomfield.
The US presented its assessment of the global threat and described the measures taken to minimize the vulnerability of the critical information systems of the US. Bloomfield said the Indian side seemed interested in picking up some examples from the American structure. Though he did not give names, the assistant secretary of state said the US is engaged in the CIP dialogue with a number of other economic powers. The US assembled the most comprehensive and senior delegation ever for the CIP discussion with India. On the last day of his 2-day visit, Bloomfield participated in the first Indo-US political military dialogue. The discussions included Indian military modernisation and India’s perspectives on the US as a potential defence supplier. Stating the objectives of the joint Indo-US military exercises and training, he said,” The idea is to get the next generation of military leadership of both countries to get to know each other.” Bloomfield said the US looks at the military relationship with India as a long-lasting one. Bureau Report