Internet Governance Blog
Guidelines for the Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure: How Much Regulation?
— by Jonathan Diamond — last modified Aug 01, 2013 04:48 AMJuly has been a busy month for cyber security in India. Beginning with the release of the country’s first National Cyber Security Policy on July 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure (CII) developed under the direction of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), India has made respectable progress in its thinking on national cyber security.
More than a Hundred Global Groups Make a Principled Stand against Surveillance
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Jul 31, 2013 02:26 PMFor some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques.
India's National Cyber Security Policy in Review
— by Jonathan Diamond — last modified Jul 31, 2013 10:40 AMEarlier this month, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology released India’s first National Cyber Security Policy. Years in the making, the Policy sets high goals for cyber security in India and covers a wide range of topics, from institutional frameworks for emergency response to indigenous capacity building.
The Audacious ‘Right to Be Forgotten’
— by Kovey Coles — last modified Jul 31, 2013 10:08 AMThere has long been speculation over the permanency of our online presence. Posting about excessively-personal details, commenting in a way which is later embarrassing, being caught in unflattering public photos; to our chagrin, all of these unfortunate situations often persist on the web, and can continue to haunt us in future years.
Report on the 5th Privacy Round Table meeting
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 26, 2013 08:24 AMThis report entails an overview of the discussions and recommendations of the fifth Privacy Round Table in Calcutta, on 13th July 2013.
You Have the Right to Remain Silent
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jul 22, 2013 06:59 AMReflecting upon the state of freedom of speech and expression in India, in the wake of the shut-down of the political satire website narendramodiplans.com.
Parsing the Cyber Security Policy
— by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Jul 22, 2013 06:37 AMAn effective cyber-security policy must keep up with the rapid evolution of technology, and must never become obsolete. The standard-setting and review bodies will therefore need to be very nimble, says Chinmayi Arun.
CII Conference on "ACT": Achieve Cyber Security Together"
— by Kovey Coles — last modified Jul 26, 2013 08:17 AMThe Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) organized a conference on facing cyber threats and challenges at Hotel Hilton in Chennai on July 13, 2013. Kovey Coles attended this conference and shares a summary of the event in this blog post.
DSCI Best Practices Meet 2013
— by Kovey Coles — last modified Jul 26, 2013 08:18 AMThe DSCI Best Practices Meet 2013 was organized on July 12, 2013 at Hyatt Regency, Anna Salai in Chennai. Kovey Coles attended the meet and shares a summary of the happenings in this blog post.
Interview with Mr. Reijo Aarnio - Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Jul 19, 2013 01:02 PMMaria Xynou recently interviewed Mr. Reijo Aarnio, the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman, at the CIS' 5th Privacy Round Table. View this interview and gain an insight on recommendations for better data protection in India!
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