THE DEVELOPMENT OF CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITIES OF SRI LANKAN DEFENCE FORCES

PRESENTED BY 02861 Flt Lt DM KUMARAGAMAGE

INTRODUCTION
Cyber warfare can take many forms, for many reasons and can be executed on a small or large scale. most cyber-attacks are criminal in nature.

AIM
To Give you a brief idea and enhance your knowledge about the development of cyber warfare capabilities of Sri Lanka defence forces

SEQUENCE
What is Cyber Warfare. Types of cyber crime. The cyber Warfare crimes in the world. The cyber attack on Sri Lankan government. SLCERT Conclusion.

WHAT IS CYBER WARFARE?

DEFINITION actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption
U.S. government security expert Richard A. Clarke, In his book Cyber War (May 2010),
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 Cyber warfare is Internet-based conflict involving politically motivated attacks on information and information systems.
Cyber warfare attacks can disable official websites and networks, disrupt or disable essential services. This is sometimes referred to as the fifth domain of the warfare next to the land, sea, air, and space.
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TYPES OF CYBER CRIME.

HACKING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK VIRUS DISSEMINITION COMPUTER VANDALISM CYBER TERRORISM SOFTWARE PIRACY
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THE CYBER WARFARE CRIMES IN THE WORLD.

South Korean company SK Communications was hacked. Operation Shady RAT. The Pakistan Cyber Army hacked the website of India's top investigating agency. The Indian Cyber Army hacked the websites belonging to the Pakistan Army.
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THE CYBER ATTACK ON SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT.

THREE GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
reprimin.gov.lk, of the ministry of prisons and rehabilitation. govtwhip.gov.lk, the website of the chief government whip. deyatakirula.gov.lk, of Deyata Kirula, have come under a cyber attack.
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ARMY CHIEF WARNS OF CYBER WAR The physical war waged for 30 years has come to an end, the warfare has not come to an end by eliminating terrorists from this country as the 'cyber war', the war on information highway, is still continuing.
"Strategic Dimensions of Cyber Warfare" Cyber Warfare Workshop, 2011.
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SLCERT
HISTORY OF THE SLCERT. ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE SLCERT.

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SLCERT
VISION To be Sri Lankas flagship organization and trusted source of advice on threats and vulnerabilities to Information Systems through proactive prevention and effective action.

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MISSION

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SLCERT
Room 4-112, BMICH, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Tel : +94 11 269 1692 / 269 5749 / 267 9888 Fax : +94 11 269 1064 E-Mail : slcert@cert.gov.lk
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SLCERT
RESPONSIVE SERVICES (Mainly Incident Handling)
Malware (Viruses, Trojans, Backdoors, etc) DoS Attack Fhishing System Compromise Hate/Threat Mail Identity/Information Theft
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SLCERT
AWARENESS SERVICES Alerts on critical updates, vulnerabilities. Seminars & Conferences. Workshop. Knowledge Base. Consultancy Services. Technical Assessments.
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THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SLCERT

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HERE ARE FEW KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM CYBER-TERRORISM

All accounts should have passwords and the passwords should be unusual, difficult to guess. Change the network configuration when defects become know. Check with venders for upgrades and patches. Audit systems and check logs to help in detecting and tracing an intruder. If you are ever unsure about the safety of a site, or receive suspicious email from an unknown address, don't access it. It could be trouble.
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CONCLUSION
Completely secure system. Our country is increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks.

The terrorist activities.

Future Activities.

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Question and Answers

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Thank You

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