Cyber Attack on JNPCT

Incidents of cybercrimes have increased significantly within the last few years. This time, cyber criminals have targeted at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority. As a result, the critical operating system has been compromised and the container terminal was unable to accept any vessels.

• Apparently, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container or JNPCT was seriously damaged due to the attack. The Management Information System or MIS has been severely compromised due to the attack and therefore, the container terminal is not responding accordingly.
• Sources claimed that the port authority has already deployed immediate measurements to fix this outage. However, the authority failed to mention the clear time period for recovery.

The attack on JNPT operation systems showed the immediate need for an efficient cyber security system for public as well as private sectors. Digitalization is no doubt a perfect solution for seamless operations but cyber protection is absolutely necessary for data privacy and confidentiality. Cyber criminals gaining control over IT systems would lead to catastrophic events and therefore, appropriate measures need to be adopted by various sectors for safeguarding their sensitive data and online network system.

• VAPT for identifying and locating available vulnerabilities in the network system. Various penetration testing procedures will determine the present weaknesses so that appropriate measurements can be taken.
• Constant network monitoring for quick identification of malicious actions. It can detect network anomaly prior to its exploitation by cyber criminals.
• Web application audit for a thorough examination of website pages. It is important to provide security to official websites of enterprises as attackers could exploit code vulnerabilities or web servers to launch an attack.

We, the Prime Infoserv team provides top – class quality services for maintaining cyber security of your enterprise. For any further information regarding cyber attacks prevention and mitigation, visit our website www.primeinfoserv.com or contact us at info@primeinfoserv.com. We will be happy to help as a CERT-In empanelled auditor to safeguard your digital landscape.