With the incidents of data breaches around the globe and in Nepal, it has become extremely important to protect our information  in an evolving digital world. Maintaining data security has become more important than ever for businesses and organizations to operate in the digital space, without facing financial loss and reputational harm.

The incidents of hacking are posing a severe threat to Nepal’s cyberspace and data security. On the 27th of June 2017, the Department of Passport got hacked. Hackers then threatened the Government of Nepal to reveal the government’s data. Similarly, On the 25th of July, 2017, 58 government websites were reportedly hacked simultaneously by a group of hackers called ‘Paradox Cyber Ghost’.

Additionally, on the 8th of April 2020, the information system of a popular internet service provider in Nepal, Vianet, got hacked. The incident resulted in the leak of data of 160,000 customers of Vianet Communication. A person with  the Twitter handle, @paapi_kto_mah, publicized the customers’ data. Food delivery services like Foodmandu, have also been attacked by hackers, the data of their customers, including mailing addresses, email addresses and phone numbers  was dumped.

On the matter, the Chief Technology Officer and co – founder of Cryptogen Nepal says, “ Ethical hacking is very important for business and organizations as their information systems have sensitive information stored in them which the hacker can misuse.” Cryptogen Nepal provides dynamic cyber security services to make businesses and organizations resilient for data breaches.