Centre for Internet & Society

WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report

by Geetha Hariharan

The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.

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India needs better cyber police

by Prasad Krishna

On Wednesday, one of the largest online shopping and auction portals, eBay, revealed that earlier this year, cybercriminals accessed details of 145 million of its customers.

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 14) – Menaka Guruswamy

by Purba Sarkar

CIS interviews Menaka Guruswamy, lawyer at the Supreme Court of India, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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Cyber Dialogue Conference 2014

by Prasad Krishna

The Cyber Dialogue conference, presented by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, will convene an influential mix of global leaders from government, civil society, academia and private enterprise to participate in a series of facilitated public plenary conversations and working groups around cyberspace security and governance.

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CIS Cybersecurity Film Screening

by Purba Sarkar

The Centre for Internet and Society invites you to a screening of Episode 1&2 of DesiSec: the first documentary film on cybersecurity in India. Hope you can join us on 26th March, at CIS, Domlur!

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Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns

by Snehashish Ghosh

In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.

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CIS Cybersecurity Series (Part 13) - Pranesh Prakash

by Purba Sarkar

CIS interviews Pranesh Prakash, lawyer and policy director with Centre for Internet and Society, as part of the Cybersecurity Series.

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Digital Citizens: Why Cyber Security and Online Privacy are Vital to the Success of Democracy and Freedom of Expression

by Prasad Krishna

Michael Oghia will give a presentation which will show why cyber security and online privacy are vital for democracy and freedom of expression.

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DesiSec: Episode 1 - Film Release and Screening

by Purba Sarkar

The Centre for Internet and Society is pleased to to announce the release of the first documentary film on cybersecurity in India - DesiSec. We hope you can join us for a special screening of the first episode of DesiSec, on 11th December, at CIS!

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First Look: CIS Cybersecurity documentary film

by Purba Sarkar

CIS presents the trailer of its documentary film DesiSec: Cybersecurity & Civil Society in India

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