Reasons behind Cyberattacks: Economic Benefits: A cyberattack gives a hacker access to critical economic data that can be sold for millions in the grey market. For instance, a Chinese attack on the weapon design system of the US allows it to develop a competitive advanced defence system. It enables the country to save millions of …
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What are the Institutional arrangements in India related to cybersecurity? Over the past two decades, India has made a significant effort for providing cyber security, some of them are Cyber security is given high priority by including cyber portfolios in PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). The NSA chairs the National Information Board, the apex body for …
Context: Recent privacy policy update by WhatsApp which allowed sharing user data with Facebook. Background: Whatsapp was acquired by Facebook and has not been monetized yet. Facebook’s revenue model uses data on its platform to allow advertisers to target relevant consumers. Now Facebook Inc. wants to integrate the services from WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. The …
What is Data protection authority (DPA)? The Personal Data Protection Bill recommends setting up of a statutory regulatory authority (SRA) called Data protection authority. It is empowered to take steps to protect the interests of individuals, prevent the misuse of personal data, and ensure compliance with the Bill. Given that data is an integral part of …
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Context: UNESCO Member States declared the first Thursday of November as the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including cyberbullying. What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is defined as intentionally harassing someone with rude, mean and hurtful messages using internet. UNESCO’s initiative: UNESCO has declared International Day against Violence and Bullying to generate awareness about the issue. …
Context: Facebook revealed that it moderates content only in 4 Indian languages. Facebook’s scale of investment towards screening fake, polarising, and hate-filled content in Indian languages on its platforms is too small. There has been a mushrooming of online content as well as internet vernacularisation since the early 2010s. What is Internet vernacularisation? Internet vernacularisation …
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It deals with interception of calls. Section 5(2) allows for the interception. The section states that the Central Government or a State Government or any officer specially authorized by them may order interception of any telegraph. He/she can direct that any message or class of messages shall not be transmitted, or shall be intercepted or detained, or shall be disclosed to …
Is surveillance necessary? Yes and no. To enjoy liberties provided to us by the Constitution we need national security to be maintained. This requires a small degree of surveillance. But, that national security is not meaningful if it comes at the cost of the very liberties such security is supposed to allow us to enjoy. …
Utility: Too may cyber-attacks happening on civilian infrastructure. Hence, important. Context: Data has become the world’s most precious commodity. We create more than three quintillion bytes of data every day. With the growth in the digital world, attacks on data and data systems are bound to intensify. Recent cyberattacks on Civilian infrastructure: SolarWinds: It was believed …
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Chinese Cyber Attacks: U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence firm, Recorded Future has discovered and revealed cyber-intrusion in India by Chinese state-sponsored actors. Chinese state-sponsored actors may have deployed malware into Indian power grids and seaports as border tensions between India and China began escalating. As per the report, an October 12 grid failure in Mumbai may …