Spying for political or economic gains is not new and it is practised since ancient times. Chanakya who is otherwise known as Kautilya in his book Arthashastra emphasizes the importance of spying and how it gives a competitive advantage. Not much has changed even after the passing of many centuries. During Cold War, both the […]
The world is shocked by the horrifying scenes of Afghan people swarming the Kabul International Airport to escape Afghanistan as it is their last resort since the Taliban has taken over the control of the country. The speed at which the Taliban has taken over the Capital has surprised everyone. The plight of Afghan citizens […]
On July 30 Accenture found some of its systems to be infected with a LockBit Ransomware and publicly confirmed the incident on August 11. It was also reported that the hackers demanded a ransom of $50 million in exchange for 6TB of data. Ransomware attacks like these continue to pose a challenge, and it is […]
The Nuclear Command, Control and Communication systems (C3) refers to a wide range of functions which includes collecting information regarding the threats and relying on them on the concerned authority through the chain of command, advise for the authority about the available options and relying on the decision back to the forces and finally to […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the focus of governments across the world on tackling the dire situation. Terrorist organizations have utilized the meantime to diversify their sources of financing. In the past decade, there was a revolution in the digital financial market due to the invention of cryptocurrencies. These organizations have explored the possibility of […]