On Saturday 15 January 2011 20:40:02 Binand Sethumadhavan wrote:
2011/1/15 jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in
I wanted to what are the new rules of Govt. regarding such hot spots.
Open networks are banned. Terrorist mails and all that.
I doubt this. Can you provide a reference?
I read the notification (afaik DOT or Home). Besides it was published in the press. Dr. Nagarjuna had to pull down the mesh we had setup at HBCSE.
Tata Telecom runs open Wifi networks at several airports in India, for example.
I know. Besides other guys at Blore and Delhi.
Apart from the above, How a mail threat translates to a physical blast is beyond me. Our PHANTASTEEK ATS investigators are not even worth laughing at (re Malegaon). This, from an event already perpetrated. Never mind one yet to be executed.
As far as US goes, they are a security theatrics wet dream come true and match our guys shot for shot - on their own feet, when it isnt in their mouths.
The reality is that it takes very little, off the shelf, to engineer an attack. Consequently one would forgive the inability to stop an attack. But the lack of a modicum of physical forensic expertise is a matter of deep deep concern. This has to be addressed, not by fancy theatrics, but by tremendous hard work of chasing down EVERY petty crime, in order to shutdown the easily available potential infrastructure. Only from that will the police graduate to bigger and more sophisticated networks. BTW tackling the petty things puts the house in order - that is requirement number ZERO.