Bhishma’s Choice Reimagined: In Defence of Digital Privacy
In the epic Mahabharata, Bhishma is one of the most glorious tragic heroes of our country. Bhishma was a son of King Shantanu and Ganga. He took a pledge of for is fathers lustfull desire to marry Satyavati. He was also known as Devavrata. This particular pledge was not just a personal sacrifice. It was […]
Digital Safety – Virtues and Vigilance from Pancha Pandavas
At a time when everything is digital, even the Mahabharata has lessons for us that we can learn from. The Pancha Pandavas are the five Pandava brothers who were all known for their own strengths and weaknesses. They are Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Each of them had their own unique strength. They all […]
Race for Views and Money – Where Filth and Hatred is the New Norm
Content creation should about telling stories, being creative, and having real talent. The loudest, most bizarre voices receive the most attention in today’s rat race for views. From gaming and entertainment to political discourse, a large number of influencers are normalising hate speech, vulgarity, and false narratives to increase views, likes, and brand partnerships. Nowadays, […]
Why do people Vent on Social-Media?
Venting on social media refers expressions of our emotions, frustrations, thoughts, or grievances openly and publicly on social media platforms. Sharing personal experiences, problems, or feelings with a wide audience, often with the intention of seeking , support, validation, or letting off anger or frustration over an issue with individual or an organisation. Venting mostly […]
Frauds galore in the name of Income Tax
Digital technology is currently advancing rapidly, and fraudsters are also looking to exploit it as much as possible, and now they are targeting innocent taxpayers. Fraudsters are using Social engineering tactics, which is the practise or art of convincing people to compromise their personal information. They are targeting members who have a PAN card and […]
Don’t take the AI Deep Fake Bait
Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses on creating intelligent machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language, recognising images, making decisions, and solving complex problems. Few possible malicious and criminal use of Al-powered deepfakes (a) Harassing or humiliating an individual and destroying their image and credibility (b) Luring employees into […]
Safeguard your personal data
Data protection refers to the practices and technologies used to safeguard sensitive and personal information from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, modification, or destruction. It involves a range of measures, including technical, organisational, and legal steps, to ensure that data is kept safe and secure at all times. Our personal digital rights as per GPDR include […]
Beware of Spoofing
Spoofing is the act of falsifying or disguising one’s identity or data to appear as something or someone else. It can refer to various types of deception in computer networking, including e-mail spoofing, IP spoofing, caller ID spoofing and website spoofing. Spoofing can be a serious threat to security and privacy, and it’s important to […]
Here’s how you can browse safely.
A simple internet search for the best Hyderabadi Biryani restaurant in our neighbourhood might leave internet users open to a world of social engineering scams. We have become increasingly vulnerable post COVID as a result of increased internet use and interaction with (a) insecure networks (b) excessive personal and shared devices (c) insecure applications (d) […]
Impersonation Attacks on Rise
An impersonation attack takes place is when a digital adversary fraudulently poses as a trusted associate of the target, often as a friend, work colleague, or executive leader at the target’s company. Impersonation is where users create social media accounts mimicking a legitimate account. Impersonators are those who pretend to be someone’s popular personality (i.e. […]
