Category: Cyber Security
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Thought Capturing through Influence Operations
Cyberspace has opened a gateway for adversaries to disrupt democratic processes and weaken liberal democracies
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Indian Cyber-Power: Time for a Recharge
A recent Harvard Kennedy School study reveals India’s low ranking in cyber capabilities. It is high time for policymakers to articulate a resilient framework to protect data privacy
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Future of Security: Digital (Cyber Space)
As a digital work environment permeates business, governance, military and critical infrastructure, long-established security protocols and perimeters will be challenged. MK Narayanan, Former National Security Advisor to GOI & Governor of West Bengal gave a befitting start to the Synergia Conclave 2019 by giving his insightful views on this important aspect of the future.
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Big Brother is Watching you
Snooping on Social Media and its alleged manipulation has invoked terrifying visions of an Orwellian State where there are no secrets. Will we all eventually live in an Orwellian dystopia?
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Twitter-Ethics or Political Expediency?
Jack Dorsey hit a high moral note when he banned paid political ads on Twitter while Facebook continues to allow such ads, fake or not. This raises the question of whether it is entirely ethics or political expediency to control the reach of polity.
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POFMA: Shackling the Web
Singapore’s latest anti fake news law has grabbed headlines as it affords sweeping powers to the state to monitor online platforms and chatgroups. Is this going to be the new normal for cyberspace?
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The Future of Information
In the age of the internet, information is increasingly becoming a powerful political resource. What sources of information are strategic in nature, and what is the future of information warfare? These are excerpts from a speech delivered by Tobby Simon, President, and Founder of Synergia Foundation at the June 2019 plenary meeting of the Trilateral…
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Cyber-Attack on US Customs and Border Protection
Government surveillance photos of international travellers and license plates were hacked as part of a malicious cyber-attack. Is the use of biometrics being carried out at the expense of privacy solving surveillance issues? How is the outsourcing of data leading to privacy breach?
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Finland suffers major cyber attack
Finnish police are probing a cyber-attack on a web service that publishes vote tallies less than a week before national elections. Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and the Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland…
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Google fined by EU again
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has been fined 1.5 billion euros for anti-trust violations after a competition probe ruled that the dominant search group had spent 10 years blocking rival online advertisers.