cyber-enabled information operations – Writings of Pukhraj Singh

6th October 20193rd May 2020

Keep an eye out for the Misinfosec Working Group

I promised to walk someone through our Truth&Trust Online #TTOCon (thanks @TTOConference!) poster on “left-of-boom misinfosec” yesterday, but we missed the slot. I hate to disappoint, so here’s your online version…

— Sara-Jayne Terp is in the UK (@bodaceacat) October 6, 2019

Check out this thread by Sara-Jayne Terp of the Misinfosec Working Group.

Last year, Sara proposed the ingenious idea that, like cyber operations, cyber-enabled information operations (and disinformation) are also pivoted around the foundational triad of cybersecurity: confidentiality, integrity and availability (C-I-A).

I thought that was a phenomenal statement as it allowed us to define cyber-enabled information operations in machine-to-machine taxonomies and ontologies.

Pukhraj Singh is a cyber threat intelligence analyst with 14 years of experience. He has worked with the Indian government and security response teams of global companies.

Pukhraj's brief bio could be accessed here.

Cyber geo-strategy does not exist as a formal discipline in India. This blog takes a shot at it.

It also curates Pukhraj's publications on cybersecurity spanning a decade.

His writings have been published by the US Military Academy, Indian Army, Observer Research Foundation, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, The Tribune, Infosecurity Mag, SC Magazine, Outlook, Deccan Herald, The Print, Huffington Post, BW BusinessWorld, The Quint, Jindal Journal of International Affairs and Seminar.

Pukhraj has guest lectured senior commanders at the College of Air Warfare, Indian National Defense University and the Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. He has also spoken at international security conferences.

He has participated in bilateral, Track 1.5 diplomatic dialogues.

Pukhraj is a member of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers.

He was also recognised as a social activist while running Abroo, a now defunct lobbying initiative for the welfare of Dalits of Punjab.