सविस्तर माहितीसाठी इकॉनॉमिक टाइम्स मधील बातमी वाचावी.

In one of the instances, cyber-security experts were roped in after a public sector insurance company had been hit by WannaCry. “Luckily, the company had been taking a backup on a separate server so only two days of data were lost. However, when we checked the whole system, we found that there were some bugs that could leave an opening for future cyber-attacks on their recently implemented GST IT infrastructure,” a cyber-expert close to the development said.

The time window established by GST for the above steps is quite narrow. Therefore, to assist in the institutionalisation of this process, GST has allowed registered ASPs or GSPs to support suppliers and buyers. The above steps and the existence of intermediaries in the process create unique security risks for vendor organisations and buyers, according to a PwC expert.

“Companies now have to be more cautious since increasingly, business will move online especially with GST and new IT systems that the tax law needs,” said Kartik Shinde, Partner, EY. Indian companies have been facing alot of attacks lately. The recent ransomware, WannaCry, demanded $300 in bitcoins to release the infected system and its data, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in business damage to corporations and government utilities.

via security loopholes: In rush to be GST ready, companies leaving security loopholes – The Economic Times