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Pegasus— A Powerful Tool of WhatsApp Surveillance
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, 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
Cyber Attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant – A Wake Up Call
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… India is among the top three countries in the world after the U.S. and China when it comes to phishing and malware attacks ... While governments can’t control every aspect of cyber security, they can certainly help shape the future of cyber se....

December 18, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber Attack , Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
The New EU Guidelines on 5G: Some Lessons for India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In September 2019, the European Union (EU) came up with a set of guidelines1 for the introduction of 5G communication technologies in the member countries. The guidelines are considered essential for security of 5G networks. Cyber securit....

October 23, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Commentary , cyber security in EU , India’s cyber security needs
Global Norms for Stable Cyber Space: How Effective without Secure Supply Chain and Attribution to Attackers?
Dr Kamlesh Bajaj Article

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyber Space (GCSC), set up by The Hague Center for Strategic Studies and East-West Institute (EWI) in March 2017, in the Munich Security Conference will shortly release its report on norms of responsible stat....

October 09, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Rising cyber threats , Securing cyber space , Need for international technical accord
Research and Development in Cyber Domain and Indian Perspective
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… India has to develop its own technologies, an electronic manufacturing base, R&D infrastructure and a highly skilled human resource… talented professionals available in the cyber eco system have to be brought in for research on indigenization o....

September 05, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber R&D in India , India’s cyber vulnerability , Action plan for cyber security
A Tale of two UN Resolutions on Cyber-security
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In December 2018, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted two important resolutions: 73/271 on ‘Developments in the Field of Information And Telecommunications in The Context of International Security’; and, 73/2662 on ‘Adv....

April 24, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Commentary , Cyber-security , UN Resolution on cyber-space
Cyber Security: Fundamental to India’s Sovereignty

… cyber security is the single largest concern for nations and societies today as they move from agro-industrial age to the Information Age … threats are present 24/7 across the full spectrum, from: Cyber-crime to cyber espionage to cyber terrori....

October 09, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber Security , India’s cyber security , Structure for cyber security
A Threat Looming Large: India must display Resolve and Unity
Lt General Davinder Kumar, PVSM, VSM Bar, ADC (Retd.) Article

India is in transition in many ways: From agricultural to industrial to information age with constantly varying coincidence amongst them. There is transformation to digital economy, new tax regime, infrastructure development and extension of service....

August 23, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , ICT and Media , Controlling disinformation campaigns , Fake news
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