India, May 3 -- The article "Security Gaps in RailTel Linked Systems Pose Risk" published on 19 April reported that internet-exposed systems associated with RailTel-linked infrastructure presented potential security risks, including remotely accessible services and endpoints.

RailTel Corporation of India Limited, in its rebuttal issued on 30 April, has contested both the process and the attribution of these findings, asserting that the identified systems fall entirely outside its responsibility.

The following is a point-wise response based on the rebuttal and official records.

RailTel has stated that the email message ,apprising them of the vulnerabilities cited in the report, was sent to a non-functional address. It is acknowledged th...