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Landscape Study on Cybersecurity in Bangladesh
The Information Communication Technology Act 2006 governs the cybersecurity and data protection landscape of Bangladesh, even before the Bank of Bangladesh was hacked in 2016. The broad media law to tackle issues that range from fake news, defamation and the spread of propaganda is also under the purview of the ICT Act 2006. Although the Information Communication Technology Act 2006 covered cybersecurity, it was highly criticized and considered insufficient. The insufficiency of the ICT Act 2006 was reflected by the fact that that it was misused. The Human Rights Watch reported that between 2013 and April 2018, police submitted a charger sheet under the law, most under Section 57 of…
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Weaponisation of Social Media Platforms in Post-Truth era
[ad_1] “Social media rewards not morality or veracity but virality. Their design is a perfect engine for the fast and widespread of information, which makes them so wonderful. But there is a catch: unlike the truth, lies can be engineered to take advantage of that design and move faster and wider.” ~ P. W. Singer The surge in fake news over recent years has wrought unprecedented effects on the national and international stage, and there is a heated debate between the public, governments, the media, and big tech regarding how best to handle this wave of misinformation. However, no comprehensive action is taken by any of these stakeholders. Also, those…
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Weaponisation of Social Media Platforms in Post-Truth era
[ad_1] “Social media rewards not morality or veracity but virality. Their design is a perfect engine for the fast and widespread of information, which makes them so wonderful. But there is a catch: unlike the truth, lies can be engineered to take advantage of that design and move faster and wider.” ~ P. W. Singer The surge in fake news over recent years has wrought unprecedented effects on the national and international stage, and there is a heated debate between the public, governments, the media, and big tech regarding how best to handle this wave of misinformation. However, no comprehensive action is taken by any of these stakeholders. Also, those…
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What India can learn from Israel, EU, Singapore and US Cybersecurity Strategy?
[ad_1] 1. First Layer: Aggregate Cyber Robustness: The Cyber robustness is the ability of organization and process to continue operating despite a routine of cyber threats by repelling and preventing most of the attacks. The National Cybersecurity Agency(NCSA) has an important role to play in Critical Infrastructure Regulation, Sectorial Security Guidance, National Knowledge Hub, Cybersecurity Market Regulation. Regulation of the cybersecurity market (supply): Cyber professionals, Security products and services, Technological service. Guidance for the Private sector (demand): Specific advice to critical infrastructures, Mandatory standards inessential areas, promoting knowledge and awareness through the private sectors. 2. Second Layer: Systemic Cyber Resilience: The second layer in the concept of operations is the…
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The Geopolitics of Cyberspace in the G7 Summit
The Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Paris highlighted some remarkable developments on geopolitics and economics of cyberspace. Usually, the group meets annually on summit sites to discuss economic policies. But this year, the meeting highlighted discussion on cybersecurity concerns. It was done considering the economic impact that cybersecurity has on the global political economy and financial sector. The meeting also resulted in some strategic decisions on cybersecurity coordination and cooperation to protect the cyberspace. A strategy was formulated to preserve the political and financial systems from cyber attack. There were particular concerns about the role of China and Russia in the cyberspace and reaffirmation to uphold the liberal and democratic values of G7 in cyberspace.…
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What is Export/Import Control on Encryption?
Encryption is used to protect all our online transactions- both monetary and non-monetary. It is fundament to have strong encryption to secure our data online and keep our devices from ‘third party access’. Technically, encryption is an algorithm that converts data into an encrypted format. So, can this encryption be subjected to export/import control? If so, how? “To make your app available on the App Store, you must submit a copy of your U.S. Encryption Registration (ERN) approval from the U.S. Bureau of Industry (BIS).” All the softwares are subjected to imposition of export control regulation. There are national authorities in all developed nations that monitor the control of encryption.…
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Is regulating export/import of encryption an effective way to regulate use of cyber weapons?
Part I Author: Sanjana Rathi A cyber weapon is an integration of software and hardware components such as clipper chip, microprocessor, and peripheral logical units. These different parts can be produced anywhere globally and assembled in a particular location before being sold to another. This development is facilitated by international trade and investment liberalization. Although this phenomenon has enabled the development of the information and communication technology, primarily benefiting the economy of a country like China, it has also created threats such as cyberterrorism, malware, data theft, and the advanced persistent threat. These cyber threats are not only due to malicious code in software, but also enabled by tampering people, process, and…
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Need for International Cybersecurity Regulation in Global ICT Trade
By Sanjana Rathi When the policies of trade liberalisation was put forth, cybersecurity risks were not known to the policy-makers and therefore it was a parameter completely ignored. However, in recent years the cybersecurity risks in the global supply chain, especially in the area of electronic manufacturing services, have been identified. Some governments have realised the risk liberalisation of trade in ICT can cause to national security and national economy. As a result, they are localizing their electronic manufacturing & digital policy. For example, China’s cybersecurity policy demands that the companies doing business with China shift their entire business base to the Chinese Mainland or Chinese Occupied Territories. The national cybersecurity laws and regional trade agreements are…
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Cyber Diplomacy: Governance Beyond Government
In International Relations, Cyberspace has become a significant focus. Cyber-espionage, cyberattack, hacktivism, internet censorship, and other technical issues get mentioned as national security issues, or in the news of diplomatic tension between nations. Some of the examples of this include the cybersecurity deal between the United States and China in 2015, where both sides accused each other of network infiltration and of stealing confidential information from companies and government agencies. There were also national security concerns of cyberspace. Therefore, cyberspace has become a contested political space, shaped by diverging interests, norms, and values. Due to this politicization of cyberspace, diplomats have a crucial role to play in analyzing and mediating these issues. “Due to…
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The Geopolitics of Cyberspace in the G7 Summit
The Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Paris highlighted some remarkable developments on geopolitics and economics of cyberspace. Usually, the group meets annually on summit sites to discuss economic policies. But this year, the meeting highlighted discussion on cybersecurity concerns. It was done considering the economic impact that cybersecurity has on the global politicaleconomy and financial sector. The meeting also resulted in some strategic decisions on cybersecurity coordination and cooperation to protect the cyberspace. A strategy was formulated to preserve the political and financial systems from cyber attack. There were particular concerns about the role of China and Russia in the cyberspace and reaffirmation to uphold the liberal and democratic values of G7 in cyberspace. “So…
