'The Internet is very unsafe'
How unsafe is the Internet?
It is a dangerous place. We have moved from classic cyber crime to threats like stealing trade secrets and selling it for financial gain. Cyber criminals today operate global companies, with a presence in India, China and the US, but don’t work out of offices, making it harder to nab them.
Which websites are most targeted?
Eight per cent of all websites are compromised. Hackers go after sites that are in the Web 2.0 realm since they have a lot of user-generated content. We look at 500 million web pages annually and categorise 40 million as safe, but that is not enough.
How are mobile phones affected?
There are multiple platforms for the mobile phone, unlike the PC, which has Windows and a bit of Linux. The threats for smart phones are from external links, which unsuspecting phoneowners may click on.
