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According to latest reports, the officials from Indian Army have said that use of pen drive is considered as the major threat to cyber security in defence forces.

It is said that the use of pen drive is ban in defence forces but still it is responsible for 70% of such security leaks in the three Services.

Pen drive is an easy-to-carry device to carry as well as transfer information from one place to another. Talking to media, army officials said, “These pen drives, which are mostly manufactured in China, have emerged as a big threat to our cyber security systems.”

Further, source said, “Fresh cyber security guidelines have been issued by the Army headquarters to protect sensitive military networks from hacker attacks.”

In addition, the Indian Air Force had already issued its personnel warning to its officials that none of them would be allowed to carry any official data in their personal computers and pen drives.

In facts, all the officials were asked to declare their Information Technology devices and have been asked to not carry any official data on them.

A statement issued by IAF said, “Anybody found violating these instructions in checks by cyber security personnel will draw strict action which may even amount to disciplinary action including court martial.”

When asked about such issues to IAF spokesperson, Wg Cdr Gerard Galway confirmed all the steps taken by the IAF as a move to strength their security measures.