Eight Telangana police apps pass the vulnerability test following cyber attack
Telangana police department is setting up an in-house testing lab where security audits will be conducted across all applications and platforms on a regular basis
After reports about hacking and a voluntary shutdown of its websites, eight Telangana police department applications have completed the Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) in July, while others are undergoing testing, officials from the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) said.
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Telangana Police Department apps which completed testing
The apps includes e-challan (tsechallan), e-challan (public view), e-challan (e-petty case), Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), Arogya Bhadratha, e-ticket (e-challan), Human Resource Management System (HRMS) and Cyber Crime Analysis and Profiling System Portal (CyCaps) have already completed testing. The department has outsourced a certified testing agency to test the penetration with brute force attacks (hacking method that uses trial and error to crack passwords, login credentials, and encryption keys) and injection attacks (untrusted inputs or unauthorised code to be injected in the program). By simulating real-world attack scenarios and attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in the systems, experts identify potential security weaknesses, the possible impact and potential losses.
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“These eight applications were tested first. The process is ongoing for all Telangana Police Department’s internal and external networks, web and mobile applications, cloud and endpoints. After the application is tested, it has to be certified by a CERT-IN empanelled cybersecurity company,” a senior official from the department explained.
In-house testing lab being set up
Following the attack on Telangana Police applications earlier in June, which included its HawkEye app, TSCOP app and Telangana Police SMS service portal, TGCSB began security audit of all its applications and websites. Interestingly, the department is also setting up an in-house testing lab where security audits will be conducted across all applications and platforms on a regular basis.
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