The economic rationale has become the predominant factor for all countries today. Accordingly, the overall interactions between nations are shaped by economic imperatives governed by the ongoing processes of globalisation and liberalisation. However, the present age of fast expanding internet facility provides greater space to cyber-criminals. Hackers access private personal data, industrial and strategic secrets and steal or destroy important confidential information in critical sectors like defence, finance and telecommunications. Such actions have raised the alarm about national security in most countries.
