– Piracy websites pose highest threat for dissemination of Malware – Brijesh Singh
– Cyber security report of ISB Institute of data sciences published
Mumbai :- “The piracy websites are a big thread for spreading of malwares. The consumers are not only watching a pirated movie or a TV show but these devices may contain your identity, the banking details and also details of your family and friends. What was suspected since last many years is now explained in this report. The report of Indian School of Business ISB is the beginning point for bringing about the change,” said Director General of Directorate General of Information and Public Relations (DGIPR) and the principal secretary of chief minister’s office Brijesh Singh.
The Indian School of Business (ISB) had carried out a detailed study on cyber security. The findings of the study were published at the hands of Principal Secretary of the chief minister’s office Brijesh Singh, us intellectual property Counselor for South Asia John Cabeca, head of regional operations Neel Gane, Professor Manish Gangwar, executive director of Institute of data science and other dignitaries at a program held at the Consulate General in Mumbai.
Executive Director of ISB professor Manish Gangwar adjunct professor of cyber security at La Trobe University Melbourne Dr Paul Watters, General Counsel and executive Vice- President of MPA/ ACE Karyn Temple also spoke on the occasion.
Professor Gangwar and Dr Shruti Mantri of ISB Institute of data Science, Adjunct professor of cyber security at La Trobe University Melbourne Dr Paul Watters had organized a program on “The Piracy Malware Nexus in India: A perceptions and Experience and Empirical analysis” at the Consulate General Mumbai in collaboration with Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), ISB Institute of Data Science (IIDS) and United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO).
Findings in the report
This report states that accessing privacy sites carries a high risk of Malware infection of 59 percent as compared to adult industry – 57 percent and gambling advertisements 53 percent.
Report further states that analysis of 150 websites with the help of VirusTotal had revealed cyber risk categories like malicious content, Malware, suspicious activity phishing attempts and spam.
It further states that the online piracy in India has been profitable with Malware distribution serving as an additional revenue stream for piracy site operators.
The report further highlights that Indian consumers underestimate the cyber risk while using privacy sites, emphasizing the urgent need to address cyber security threats associated with piracy websites.
The fact finding perception and experience study conducted by cyber security experts at the Indian School of Business revealed that piracy websites are the predominant threat for the Indian consumers. It also mentions that the piracy websites have a significant 59 percent risk of Malware infection. The most important point of concern is that the users between the age group of 18-24 exhibit low awareness levels of Cyber risk though they are very frequently logging and browsing these platforms.
The study was conducted from May 23rd to May 29th, 2023. It included 1037 respondents in India as part of the YouGov National Omnibus. The data is weighted to represent the online population in the age group above 18 years based on demographic characteristics proportional to adult citizen frequency.
The entire report of this research is available at ISBN on the following link
https://www.isb.edu/content/dam/sites/isb/India-Piracy-and-Cyber-Threats-Report-DM.pdf
