India, China and censorship
On February 28, Under the Dome, a documentary on pollution and environment in China, by Chinese journalist Chai Jing, went viral within Chinese cyberspace. Within 48 hours, the film had been viewed...
View ArticleGeopolitical rivalries in cyberspace
The Russia-Ukraine/U.S. geopolitical rivalry in Europe is now spilling onto a new battlefront—cyber space and critical infrastructure. On February 12, Ukraine’s energy and coal industry ministry hinted...
View ArticleRansomware attack: keeping cyberspace safe
The world got a taste over the weekend (13-14 May 2017) of a potential ‘cyber Pearl Harbour’–the kind of attack that the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had warned about in 2012. In what has been...
View ArticleThe issue of Cybersecurity during COVID19
Our International Security Fellow, Sameer Patil and Cybersecurity Researcher, Sagnik Chakraborty discuss how the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has impacted India’s software industry and...
View ArticleGateway House Webcast: Cybersecurity and Data Threats from China
This discussion covered the following points: What kinds of cyber and data threats originate from China? Is there a global awareness and response to this? Why is there a rise in ransomware and phishing...
View ArticleCreating an Indian Digital Service
India has witnessed a digital boom in the last decade. From digital infrastructure to adoption of new technologies to big data becoming central to industry, the Indian socio-economic fabric is...
View ArticleThe India-Taiwan imperative for cybersecurity cooperation
Globally, cyber-attacks are the new normal in geopolitical ambitions and rivalries. Exploiting their adversaries’ dependence on information, communication and digital technologies, states have breached...
View ArticleAttributing cyber-attacks
A ransomware attack recently targeted Kaseya, a software services company in the U.S., for $70 million, incapacitating hundreds of its clients globally. There is an increasing incidence of such...
View ArticleDigital public goods for the Indo-Pacific
Background As data related to commerce and finance increasingly flows across borders, India’s success in building digital platforms that are open, identity-based, affordable, adaptable and accessible...
View ArticleIndia’s cybersecurity and its impact on the economy
India has witnessed rapid digitalization in almost all spheres of public life. The country has over 1.15 billion phones and more than 700 million internet users, and this number is growing. There is...
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