Cyber Security

The Indian government has rightly given a clarion call for India to be a Chip Maker rather than a Chip Taker. The requirement of semiconductors in India's national security domain has become critical since they form the substrate of every important activity in the country - from the economic to the military domain.

• Akshat Upadhyay
• 2022
• IDSA Occasional Papers

• IDSA Task Force
• 2012
• Book

Governments find themselves struggling to deal with the issue of cybersecurity. Given the current state of play in cybersecurity, it is not surprising that any discussion sooner or later ends up as a confusing mix of viewpoints on fundamental rights, privacy, law enforcement, human rights, globalisation and national security, thus leading to a gridlock.

• Cherian Samuel
• 2014
• Monograph

The monograph hopes to succeed in providing a conceptual framework to understanding this emerging challenge and draw up a set of best practices and recommendations for policy makers and law enforcement agencies to move forward with.

• Shruti Pandalai
• 2016
• Monograph

The monograph looks at how major powers have tried to pursue three objectives in cyberspace, viz. (1) strengthening or enhancing national cyber defences, and (2) striving to shape the international cyber environment by leveraging economic and technological capabilities, and (3) through defining and evangelising international cyber norms. A section on the cybersecurity preparedness of the countries of the South Asian region is incorporated to highlight those vulnerabilities and deficient capacities and capabilities that give the major powers a foothold to pursue their objectives.

• Cherian Samuel
• 2021
• Monograph

• Namrata Goswami
• 2016
• Book

There is a need to formulate a national strategy to tackle ransomware threat as this cybercrime affects governments, businesses and individuals.

• Cherian Samuel
• October 20, 2023
• IDSA Comments

Organisations must develop distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) response plans and promote a culture of cyber hygiene among their workforce.

• Rohit Kumar Sharma
• August 01, 2023
• Issue Brief

The Biden administration’s Executive Order on commercial spyware aims to address the challenges posed by unregulated proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware.

• Rohit Kumar Sharma
• May 19, 2023
• Issue Brief

The name recognition associated with multilateral organisations like the G-20 and the QUAD provides a useful entry point for creating awareness on cybersecurity issues for the common man.

• Rohit Kumar Sharma
• April 24, 2023
• IDSA Comments