Chai Pe Charcha Meetings
CpC meetings are attended by IS professionals who catch up in informally to discuss / brainstorm on current events / incidents, and upcoming risks / threats in the cybersecurity domain. Mumbai and Delhi meets in April and May
What the Government does… secure messaging
Good to know that someone in government has come to a point where they are looking at the insecurity of using WhatsApp messaging platform in professional life, The convenience of WhatsApp beats any logical decision to stay away, and the same can be said about all social media apps. Seeing the announcement for the development…
UIDAI ki gandee baat
Aadhaar continues to be in the news, more and more, louder and louder, all for the wrong reasons. The only people making noise in support of UIDAI is they themselves or those who have left themselves no choice because they have taken the route of blind subservience. (I was happy to see Mr Shatrughan Sinha…
Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick – Dragon vs Tiger
‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’ is a good dictum to follow in international relations.The limitations of diplomacy sans the military and economic heft to back it up is a bluff easily called was a lesson the Indian nation should have learnt decisively post 1962.
Influencermite – the information influencing termites
Influencers exist in various form since time immemorial communicating with the masses (or governments), overtly or covertly, to build, destroy, change or mould minds. They have been known by many names – lobbyists, spin doctors, propagandists, PR professionals, spokespersons etc., and not to forget the terrorist recruiter or the religious bigots. Every influencer has one…
Demonetisation – Cashless Economy – Urgent Need For Data Localisation
Demonetisation will have far reaching consequences not only in the economic fabric of the nation but also in the political, social and national security domains.
“Udta Punjab” leak – vengeance of India Censor Board ??
Is this a story of vengeance – All the circumstances point to the suspicion that the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) has taken revenge by (apparently) leaking the ‘Censor Print’ of the Hindi movie “Udta Punjab” (IMDB). The CBFC says no but I don’t think even a two year old will believe their…
Security Di Maa Di Hot & breaking events as I think over the past week! ISRO launched 20 satellites at one go! <clap clap> Pre-monsoon showers cooled the country. In the face of such joy – one Mr Yadav has heated up the wires and brought our national “ban” genes out in the warzone again….
Fallacy Of The Cyber Commons
A paper of mine published in the Express Computer. For those of you interested in the bibliography you will find it in the PDF format here. http://computer.expressbpd.com/news/the-strategic-importance-of-cyberspace-for-india-in-the-american-dominated-world-order/20206/ The strategic importance of cyberspace for India in the American dominated world order By Express Computer on January 3, 2017 5 Pavithran Rajan, The global ICT market…
