This is the second report on the discussions and talks at the NCIIPC Foundation Day in New Delhi on 16th January 2017. The first part covers the talk given by the Deputy NSA and can be accessed here. In this report we shall be covering the talks given by Dr Gulshan Rai, National Cyber…
I am sharing a few facts that show government, bureaucracy and filmi / celebrity apathy towards the soldiers who have laid down their lives or war veterans who have been rendered disabled. Compare with the perks and adulation for the babus and others against the unsung heroes mentioned in this post. Many among us are…
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…
First – A Little Walk Down History Lane I started an Internet based gift delivery service in 1994/95 and ran it until about 2000 (Pacific Gift Service) it was making a profit from day one because e-commerce, GMV, and the unicorn business had not yet been invented. I had great ideas much before any of…
The discussion for the day were on the subject of “Incorporation of private talent for making India cyber war ready”
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 !
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) in Mumbai, is one of the Makers for India in the cybersecurity space with a great product – the SECURE NETWORK ACCESS SYSTEM (SNAS). This is fully developed in BARC and has been helping them maintain a strong cybersecurity posture since a long time.
The article below published in The Guardian, the British newspaper that published the Snowden Revelations is a classic example of missing the wood for the trees. Global Surveillance indeed has privacy and human right angles to it
Two Nigerian nationals are arrested in Goa in a breakthrough by the Goa Police busting an Online Love and Gift Scam. A number of similar cases have been reported from other parts of the country too, however, the scamster is yet to be arrested. The Nigerian Scam has evolved over the years and I remember…
Pic courtesy moonwolves.wordpress.com ‘Off with his head’ The Queen of Hearts shrieks the phrase several times in the story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. While serving in the Army, I have been witness to this phenomenon several times. They initially banned mobile phones, then mobile phones with cameras, now smartphones; interestingly they never reverted any of the previous bans….
