cyberspace solarium commission – Writings of Pukhraj Singh

30th December 20203rd January 2021

The Competition Continuum and noncontact operations in cyberspace

The SolarWinds hack has triggered deep introspection within the policy circles.

One realisation which I am having is that military strategies in cyberspace seem to be wanting to define “contact” in more conventional terms rather than how it’s really applicable to cyber operations.

28th December 202028th December 2020

SolarWinds: Cyber strategists are back to the drawing board – Hindustan Times

My geo-strategic take on the SolarWinds hack, published by the Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/solarwinds-cyber-strategists-are-back-to-the-drawing-board/story-L5QunVMY7vRa04isQlT1QL.html.

The SolarWinds hack – a cyber espionage campaign compromising critical organisations of the United States (US) – has fundamentally disrupted the power dynamics of cyberspace.

It is not only a major setback to the cyber statecraft initiatives of the US which took years to mature, but also challenges the basic assumptions upon which the West’s strategy for cyber dominance rests.

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 can 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, 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.

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.