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What if the Net shut down for a few days
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2013 — last modified Apr 03, 2013 11:01 AM — filed under: ,
When spammers attacked Spamhaus, a European spam-fighting group in what was billed as the "biggest cyber attack in history", they managed to temporarily slow down the internet. But what if dedicated attackers succeeded in shutting down the internet for a longer time, maybe a few days? What would be the potential impact of such a scenario in a world where crucial data is stored on emails, most financial transactions have shifted online and an entire generation has grown up not realising what life without the web could be like?
Located in News & Media
Why did India fail to discover the ISIS Twitter handle?
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 27, 2014 — filed under:
India's surveillance system fails to track the servers of internet giants like Google or Facebook because these do not have servers in the country, says a leading cyber law expert.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Digital Security Training
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 03:16 PM — filed under:
Rohini Lakshane participated as a trainer in a digital security training conducted by Front Line Defenders for the Afghan Women's Network in New Delhi in November 2014.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Are Cab Apps safe?
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 05:01 PM — filed under:
Cab services are increasingly relying on mobile apps to book, track and charge you for journeys. While tech watchers say there is a digital trail.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Targeting surveillance
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 30, 2014 — filed under: , ,
In the fall of 2005, Scotland Yard raided a flat in west London and arrested a suspected al-Qaeda militant known by a teasing Arabic nickname, Irhabi (“Terrorist”) 007.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
National Seminar on Cyber Security & Cyber Laws - Issues and Concerns
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2014 — filed under: ,
Sharath Chandra Ram was a panelist at this seminar organized by the Advanced Centre for Research, Development & Training in Cyber Laws & Forensics on December 27 and 28, 2014 at the National Law School of India University in Bangalore.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
December 2014 Bulletin
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2014 — last modified Jan 12, 2015 04:56 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wishes you a very happy new year and welcomes you to the twelfth issue of the newsletter (December 2014).
Located in About Us / Newsletters
File Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS
by Pranesh Prakash — published Dec 31, 2014 — filed under: , ,
On December 17, 2014, the Dept. of Telecommunications blocked 32 URLs (as it was ordered to do so by the by Dept. of Electronics & IT — specifically the Designated Officer under section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under the Information Technology (Procedures and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009), those being: 01) https://justpaste.it/ 02) http://hastebin.com 03) http://codepad.org 04) http://pastie.org 05) https://pasteeorg 06) http://paste2.org 07) http://slexy.org 08) http://paste4btc.com/ 09) http://0bin.net 10) http://www.heypasteit.com 11) http://sourceforge.net/projects/phorkie 12) http://atnsoft.com/textpaster 13) https://archive.org 14) http://www.hpage.com 15) http://www.ipage.com/ 16) http://www.webs.com/ 17) http://www.weebly.com/ 18) http://www.000webhost.com/ 19) https://www.freehosting.com 20) https://vimeo.com/ 21) http://www.dailymotion.com/ 22) http://pastebin.com 23) https://gist.github.com 24) http://www.ipaste.eu 25) https://thesnippetapp.com 26) https://snipt.net 27) http://tny.ct (Tinypaste) 28) https://github.com (gist-it) 29) http://snipplr.com/ 30) http://termbin.com 31) http://www.snippetsource.net 32) https://cryptbin.com
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Internet users fume as govt blocks 32 sites
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 02, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered Internet service providers to block 32 websites, in cluding popular video-sharing plat forms such as Dailymotion and Vimeo, reportedly over concerns that they are being misused by Islamic State jihadists.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Centre blocks 32 websites for security reasons, restores some later
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 02, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
The Centre on Wednesday asked Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block 32 websites citing national security concerns, especially from terror group ISIS.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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