Watching the Aadhaar daily soap
Aadhaar events, on a daily basis is like a horror show, or a TV soap .. start anywhere and you know what’s coming your way. Watch at your own peril.
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DSCI Airtel re-define conflict of interest
When you err you need guts to own up to your mistakes. However, we in India have our own interpretation of professionalism, nationalism, patriotism and all the “isms” and we excel at cloaking our errors.
SANS Insults India, then tries to gift favors
At a conference in New Delhi, SANS put up a stand with a backdrop showing a truncated map of the country. This is a crime and an insult to the nation…. and they persisted to keep it in place despite being asked by me to remove the offensive and insulting poster. Not done – JAI HIND. If you cannot respect my country just F*** OFF !
The Privacy Judgement – The Strategic Significance
On August 24 2017,in a historic judgement that has profound implications for social, political, religious and strategic implications for India, a nine-judge Supreme Court bench delivered an unanimous verdict upholding privacy as a fundamental right.
The Need For Continuity in Policy Initiatives – Achilles Heel of India
When the British made architectures for governing India a land so vast of incredible variety in ethnicity and languages, the need to create a large and structured bureaucracy was a sine qua non. Our entire social milieu mired in caste was tailor made for this hierarachial rule based system and the much discussed Macaulay’s educational system…
CERT(A)IN expectations from CERT-IN: “Certifications” (2)
Sometime back we did a quick survey asking infosec people about their expectations from CERT-In and we got a number of inputs. This is being shared here and this is the second in the series, covering Certifications. The follow up blogs will address issues like audit, responsibility, guidance, empanelment etc – keep watching!
Chai pe Charcha – Mumbai 27 Aug 2017
The CpCC topic for the day was : “Privacy from national, personal and business perspective; and fallout”
Chai pe Charcha – New Delhi 13 Aug 2017
Topic for Discussion – Cyber tryst – cyber security hopes and fears on our 71st I’Day
CERT(A)IN national expectations from CERT-In (1)
Sometime back we did a quick survey asking infosec people about their expectations from CERT-In and we got a number of inputs. This is being shared here and this is the first in the series, covering Bug Bounty and Internships. The follow up blogs will address issues like audit, responsibility, guidance, certification etc – keep watching!
Govt & Cops twiddle fingers waiting for the nation to burn…
While there were all signs of a potential riot with thousands of people congregating in Panchkula, the administration and Police did nothing to preempt the situation – this is a shame! Now, as we write this blog, 30 ppl are dead and hundreds are injured!