Cyber Security Research
Last week I gave the DSCI Certified Privacy Professional (DCPP) exam and got my result few days back. Somehow I cleared the exam. Phew! Data Security Council of India (DSCI), is a NASSCOM initiative “To develop capabilities, capacities and norms, in collaboration with all the stakeholders including the government, required to advance towards a safer, […]
“One can only protect something, if they know what is it they need to protect, where is it, who is accessing it and how, how is it being used and to what level should they protect it”. The above principle holds true, more than anything, for Information Security professionals. Primarily, because to secure any information […]
Every once in a while, a new idea is born—one that has the potential to question the very foundations of everything we know about the world as it is today. The ideas I am talking about are those that have changed and will change the world for the better. Take email, for example—at its inception, […]
I had been waiting for this moment since past few months and it happened yesterday, I passed the CISSP Certification exam in first attempt. Yay! Before I write further, I would like to thank my ex-colleagues and friends who guided me and patiently answered my endless barrage of questions regarding the certification process. Given the value […]
When I first heard about the PRISM mass surveillance program, conducted by the United States National Security Agency (NSA), I thought it was an hoax. Primarily, because up until then that kind of stuff belonged to Hollywood movies only, at least for the uninformed me. But as the news snowballed and caught the attention of […]
Recently, I read an article about how government surveillance has evolved over the years and how the adoption of new technologies and services is aiding it. An interesting point to note was the striking similarity between the government’s version and the ‘tracking‘ done by the private firms for ‘analytical purposes‘ to ‘improve their services‘. While […]
I still remember the time when I first learnt about the concept of Social Media. It was through Orkut (R.I.P.), the not so successful attempt of Google Inc. to enter into this market. Even though in the larger scheme of things it didn’t fare well but at the time it was the rage. With time […]
If you’ve been on the internet for a while you would have come across one of those Memes highlighting the importance Wifi in our lives. If not do a quick Google search, get a cup of coffee and have a blast! Thanks to our 24 x 7 companions, smartphones, tablets and laptops, Wifi has almost […]
