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Securing India's critical infrastructure: Prioritising cybersecurity in chemical facilities
Oct 07, 2024

Securing India's critical infrastructure: Prioritising cybersecurity in chemical facilities

The government must adapt and evolve existing cybersecurity frameworks to address the unique challenges critical infrastructure that chemical plants f

समुद्राखालील पायाभूत सुविधा सुरक्षित करणे गरजेचे
Jun 27, 2024

समुद्राखालील पायाभूत सुविधा सुरक्षित करणे गरजेचे

समुद्राखालील महत्त्वाच्या पायाभूत सुविधांमध्ये अडचण आ�

Securing critical undersea infrastructure
Jun 13, 2024

Securing critical undersea infrastructure

The challenges of disruption of critical undersea infrastructure loom large. Thus, significant emphasis needs to be placed on the security and protect

समुद्रतळाखालील चोकपॉईंट्स: लाल समुद्रात केबल तुटण्याची घटना!
May 30, 2024

समुद्रतळाखालील चोकपॉईंट्स: लाल समुद्रात केबल तुटण्याची घटना!

तांबड्या समुद्रातळाखालील केबल्सवर अलीकडे झालेल्या हल्�

Undersea chokepoints: The Red Sea cable disruptions
May 21, 2024

Undersea chokepoints: The Red Sea cable disruptions

The recent attacks on the Red Sea sub-sea cables serves as a wake-up call for governments to focus on increased international cooperation on protectio

Silent battles, audible woes: The human cost of cyberattacks against critical infrastructure
Feb 21, 2024

Silent battles, audible woes: The human cost of cyberattacks against critical infrastructure

Ensuring the safety of the most vulnerable is the most pressing concern on our path towards a more secure cyberspace

Post-Quantum Cryptography: The lynchpin of future cybersecurity
Dec 04, 2023

Post-Quantum Cryptography: The lynchpin of future cybersecurity

With the number of data breaches multiplying rapidly over the years, India must ensure the timely migration to PQC algorithms across all sectors, part

Twenty-five years of Pokhran: Safeguarding India’s nuclear infrastructure from cyber threats
May 10, 2023

Twenty-five years of Pokhran: Safeguarding India’s nuclear infrastructure from cyber threats

India must proactively secure its nuclear infrastructure from cyberattacks to remain “a responsible state with advanced nuclear technology”

Chinese cyber escalation against India’s electricity grid amidst the boundary crisis 
Mar 10, 2021

Chinese cyber escalation against India’s electricity grid amidst the boundary crisis 

Beyond defensive measures, New Delhi needs to step up efforts for a potent cyber offensive capability that can enable retaliatory strikes against Chin

Will India catch frost-byte in the tech Cold War?
Sep 07, 2020

Will India catch frost-byte in the tech Cold War?

Moves to attract US technology should be prioritised. Yet the constraints that the US-China tech war can impose on India must not be overlooked.

China’s COVID-19 relief diplomacy in West Asia
Apr 22, 2020

China’s COVID-19 relief diplomacy in West Asia

The Chinese outreach in West Asia has been arguably subtle and careful.

The liberal order, critical technologies and small states: A case of Sri Lanka
Feb 20, 2020

The liberal order, critical technologies and small states: A case of Sri Lanka

Governments should adopt certain processes and values to certify the critical infrastructure projects of the Chinese.

5G matters: (Geo)politics and critical national infrastructure
Jan 24, 2020

5G matters: (Geo)politics and critical national infrastructure

Instead of seeing it as just another step forward for telecommunications, states must also view 5G’s strategic technology as critical national infra

A Reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables
Dec 06, 2024

A Reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables

The possibility of cable sabotage by a State actor is often overstated because the potential rewards are all too ambiguous.

Assam floods reinforce the need for climate-resilient infrastructure
Jul 27, 2020

Assam floods reinforce the need for climate-resilient infrastructure

As extreme events are becoming the ‘new normal’ in an increasingly climate-constrained world, India’s critical infrastructure must be built to withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from the disruptions they cause

Fixing Cyber Vulnerabilities: An Agenda for the Quad
Feb 16, 2024

Fixing Cyber Vulnerabilities: An Agenda for the Quad

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked rapid digitalisation worldwide, with work-from-home interactions, online payments, and online consultations for various services becoming acceptable practices. While this shift in the manner and nature of work brought enormous benefits, crucially in terms of access, it has also increased the kind of cyber security threats that countries face, with vulnerabilities felt particularly in the health and financial sectors.

Indian Ocean Seabed Defence: Lessons from Europe
Sep 11, 2023

Indian Ocean Seabed Defence: Lessons from Europe

Contemporary seabed warfare in Europe should be viewed as a warning for Indian Ocean littoral states, especially sophisticated regional maritime powers such as India and Australia. The Ukraine–Russia conflict has brought seabed warfare to the fore, as seabed critical infrastructure is once again the target of international conflict. This brief surveys European seabed warfare developments since 2021, how various European actors are responding, a

The Cyber Command: Upgrading India’s national security architecture
Mar 03, 2016

The Cyber Command: Upgrading India’s national security architecture

India is increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks that range from intrusions that affect the integrity of data to large-scale attacks aimed at bringing down critical infrastructure. This vulnerability is largely a function of India's digital economy, which is a "net information exporter" that relies heavily on devices manufactured outside the country. Another complicating factor is the density of India's cyberspace, which does not permit a unifor

The Future of Cybersecurity is in Silicon
Nov 02, 2021

The Future of Cybersecurity is in Silicon

Silicon-based security, including cryptography, secure storage, attestation and authentication, will enable developers to leverage hardware-based functions to secure their products and services.

Undersea Cables are Increasingly Critical and Vulnerable
Mar 27, 2024

Undersea Cables are Increasingly Critical and Vulnerable

Undersea cables must be understood as critical infrastructure, and their vulnerability – to intentional tampering and accidental damage – acknowledged.

US Official Warns of China’s Growing Offensive Cyber Power
Feb 28, 2024

US Official Warns of China’s Growing Offensive Cyber Power

FBI Director Wray, in particular, sounded the alarm about China’s targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure for potential cyber attacks.

तंत्रज्ञानातील चिनी अतिक्रमण आणि भारत
Jun 21, 2021

तंत्रज्ञानातील चिनी अतिक्रमण आणि भारत

मोठ्या चीनी तंत्रज्ञान कंपन्या आणि चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पक्ष यांच्या हातमिळवणीची मुळे 'मिलिटरी सिव्हिल-फ्युजन' या चीनच्या योजनेपर्यंत पोहोचतात.

तंत्रज्ञानातील चिनी अतिक्रमण आणि भारत
Jun 21, 2021

तंत्रज्ञानातील चिनी अतिक्रमण आणि भारत

मोठ्या चीनी तंत्रज्ञान कंपन्या आणि चीनी कम्युनिस्ट पक्ष यांच्या हातमिळवणीची मुळे 'मिलिटरी सिव्हिल-फ्युजन' या चीनच्या योजनेपर्यंत पोहोचतात.

समुद्राखालील कम्युनिकेशन केबल्स असुरक्षित आहेत कारण...
Apr 10, 2024

समुद्राखालील कम्युनिकेशन केबल्स असुरक्षित आहेत कारण...

समुद्राच्या तळाशी असलेल्या केबल्स अतिशय महत्वाची पायाभूत सुविधा आहेत. जाणूनबुजून केलेली छेडछाड आणि अपघाताने होणारे नुकसान यांसारच्या गोष्टींमुळे त्यांच्या सुरक्षेच�