Cyber Security

The WhatsApp bug brings to light the same old dilemma between safeguarding individual privacy and enabling the state to undertake surveillance in the interest of security.

• Kritika Roy
• June 03, 2019
• IDSA Comments

In this era of complex interdependence, sudden disruptions in supply chains will not only hurt Chinese businesses in the US and elsewhere, but also damage the US economy as well as its reputation as a business destination.

• Munish Sharma
• May 22, 2019
• IDSA Comments

By implementing the Protection from Online Falsehood and Manipulation Act (POFMA) 2019, Singapore is demonstrating resolve to fight the growing spread of false news and misinformation campaigns.

• Ashish Chhibbar
• May 17, 2019
• IDSA Comments

A cyber exercise – whether CyberEx or its successor – needs to be developed as a platform for practitioners and thinkers to test conceptual and technical skills under near-real-world whole-of-nation scenarios of cyber contingencies.

• Munish Sharma
• May 16, 2019
• IDSA Comments

Given India’s dependence on imports for 90 per cent of its telecom equipment, the decision to allow Huawei to bid for 5G should be in line with the national interest, rather than taking sides and constraining options.

• Munish Sharma
• April 03, 2019
• IDSA Comments

Every time a cyber security organisation comes out with a decrypter to counter the effect of GandCrab, a brand new version of the ransomware is generated by effecting a small fix in the code.

• Kritika Roy
• March 22, 2019
• IDSA Comments

A slight push in the right direction would be much more productive and efficient, such as treating telecommunications as a utility rather than a market, and building innovation and IPR ecosystems rather than incentivizing licensed production.

• Munish Sharma
• March 20, 2019
• Issue Brief

India, the second largest smartphone market in the world, needs to encourage and incentivise its ICT industry to not only boost ‘Skill India’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives but also provide cyber autonomy to its critical cyber assets.

• Ashish Chhibbar
• February 25, 2019
• IDSA Comments

For a global build-up of cybersecurity, capacity building needs to be given much more importance than it has received till date.

• Cherian Samuel
• December 26, 2018
• IDSA Comments

The BIMSTEC region offers tremendous opportunities in the field of cyber space. However, the full scope of digital dividend can only be harnessed if the countries of the region are able to get their act together and work as a team at the earliest.

• Ashish Chhibbar
• December 18, 2018
• IDSA Comments