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Posted on 27th January 201918th March 2019

What does a ‘national cyber shield’ look like?

“In IT security, offensive problems are technical – but most defensive problems are political and organisational.” — Halvar Flake AKA Thomas Dullien

“We do not have a cybersecurity problem. We have a nation state problem.” — Dmitry Alperovitch

“Our choice is no longer between government regulation and no government regulation, but between smart government regulation and ill-advised government regulation.” — Bruce Schneier

The first rule of a national cyber shield is that there’s no cyber shield. There are no borders, fortresses or moats to be breached. It actually works a bit like the immune system. National cyber shields are situational awareness platforms operating at scale, but with an explicit political mandate.

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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.
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