Sunday, January 23, 2011

Section 323

For years they had been working as part of different agencies with the same aim, doing similar jobs. Now for the first time a Joint Command Center for Cyber Warfare has been set up, with a deceptive name - Section 323 or Section Cyber Warfare. Composed of Cyber Security and Network Security experts from National Intelligence Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Strategic Reconnaissance Agency, National Reconnaissance Agency, Strategic Engineers Corps, Research and Testing Directorate, Royal Cochin Special Forces and Varma Institute of Fundamental Research and ace hackers and crackers identified from several walks of life by CBI, Section 323 would be the principal Cyber Warfare unit of the Kingdom of Cochin. Ultra secretive, Section 323 does not advertise. Its discrete office at Bangalore is tucked away amidst the sprawling Electronic City Campus ensures a degree of anonymity for its staff. The building housing Section 323 is also one of the best protected in Bangalore with its entire Security being undertaken by Royal Cochin Special Forces albeit under guise of civilian security personnel. Unknown to the other companies operating in the building even the facility management at this secure building is managed by Central Bureau of Investigation.

It is from these premises that the defenders of the Kingdom's Networks work from. With access to every principal Government Department, ISPs and the Online Service Providers Section 323 is always on the watch for attacks against the IT infrastructure of the nation. Though at any time Section 323 may not have more than 200 staff at its office in Bangalore, its personnel are assigned to IT Services department in every major Government office. These officers may not have the designation of Cyber Security Officers but their jobs would be to ensure the security of these departments. When faced with significant attacks they call in support from Section 323. Section 323 also has teams stationed at the three National Communications Databases.

The role of Section 323 is not just defense but also offense. As the Fifth Domain of Warfare, Section 323 also evaluates possibilities of attack against nations and organizations potentially hostile to the Kingdom. With the assistance of NIA and SRA they are able to hack into commercial communication satellites and with the resources of a nation state and intellectual backups of some of the brightest minds in the world Section 323 is capable of launching covert attacks against the Kingdom's enemies in such a manner that all traces relating to the Kingdom would be erased. Section 323 is capable of targeting the Infrastructure, Power, Banking, Industrial, Communication and Trading sectors of enemies. The offense team is also involved in designing worms and malware which can be implemented by NIA Officers to cripple any hostile nation's infrastructure. It also actively assists NIA in gaining intelligence from enemy targets. 

2 comments:

  1. plz post the references as well, then it become useful and trustworthy information!!

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  2. This is completely fiction, figments of my imagination of what a good 5GW defense ought to be!

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