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Vimarsh on India's Digital Leap by Shri Ram Sewak Sharma, Former Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

India’s economic growth is accelerating at a steady pace with a glimpse of its true potential to become the world’s fastest-growing economy soon. In 2019, India ranked as the second-largest online market, after China. According to data by Stat....

February 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , AADHAAR , Digital , Digi Locker , eKYC , Public Digital Infrastructure , Application Programming Interface
The Curious Case of Huawei

China’s journey from being an agrarian economy to one of the largest economies with a strong military and cyber capabilities is commendable. However, its military and cyber capabilities are built upon relentless efforts to steal critical military a....

February 15, 2021 China , Technological and Scientific Studies , Cyber Security , India , China , Australia , United Kingdom , United States , surveillance , New Zealand , Huawei , espionage , FiveEyes , Trojan , Reliance Jio
International Security: Review of 2020 & Projections for 2021
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2020 shall be recorded as an unprecedented year in the modern history of humankind. The outbreak of China-origin Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has eclipsed the events in global security. On one side, the spread of coronavirus enforced....

January 18, 2021 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , India , Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan , Islamic State , United States , al-Qaeda , International Security , Counter terrrosim , Review
The New National Security Directive will Strengthen Telecom Security
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In a landmark decision, the Cabinet Committee on Security has taken steps to strengthen the security of telecom networks in India.1 Henceforth, it will be mandatory for the telecom network providers to use only ‘trusted products’ from....

December 20, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Commentary , National Security Council Secretariat , cybersecurity , Digital Authority , Deputy NSA , National Security Directive
Lockdown Scenario- A Golden Opportunity for Cyber Criminals
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

“Anyone who thinks that security products alone offer true security is settling for the illusion of security.”1 - Kevin D Mitnick
The emergence of Coronavirus (hereafter COVID-19) and its rapid spread has em....

May 08, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , India , Cyber Security , Cybercrime , lockdown , COVID19 , Cyberspace , Cybercriminals , Ransomware , Phishing , Child Protection
Cyber Wargame - An Indian Scenario
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd), Consultant, VIF Article

Introduction
Immediately after the first gulf war in the early 1990’s the theories of Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and Information Warfare were being studied all over the world as a new kind of warfare. During that time, a cours....

March 02, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , RMA , Cyber Wars , STUXNET , Indian scenario , cyber breach , cyber defence planning
India's Strategies for Information War & Cyber Deterrence
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak

The concept of Information Warfare (IW) is as old as warfare itself but has gained in significance in recent times where we look at non-contact battles between two adversaries. This concept involves the use of information and communication technologi....

February 16, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , strategy , Book Published , Cyber Security , Network Centric war , Cyber war , Economic War , Political war , Perception Management , Special Forces , Supply Chain Management. 5G impact on IW
Pegasus— A Powerful Tool of WhatsApp Surveillance
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Facebook’s subsidiary company—WhatsApp, on 29 October 2019, filed a lawsuit in the United States California’s Northern District Federal Court against Israel-based cyber-arms1 firm— the NSO Group, for infecting ‘specific’ gr....

February 05, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Israel , India , technology , Pegasus , WhatsApp , CyberEspionage , CyberSurveillance , NationalSecurity , Malware , Spoofing
Shielding the Future Generation from Adverse Effects of Cyber Penetration
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(This is an updated version of the Valedictory Address given by the author during the Responsible Netism 4th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2020 on ‘Child Online Protection’ organized by Ahaan Foundation and Cyber Peace Foundation at Pun....

February 04, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , cyber crime , cyber bullying , grooming , POSCO. IT Act , Internet Addiction , Cyber games , parental guidance
Cyber Enabled Information Warfare: Are Cyber Borders the Solution We Seek?

… U.S election is one of the recent examples of the threat due to information warfare ... cyber borders similar to the treaty of Westphalia can result into a system where the progress of nations due to cyber connections is maintained and at the sa....

December 23, 2019 Cyber Security , Information Warfare , Cyber Enabled , Cyber Borders
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