Online App Loan Frauds on the Rise Again
There is a steep rise in legal mobile lending in India. This has become a blessing in disguise for the scammers’ apps rising in India. The extent of the fake apps is so high that the Play Store had to remove over 200+ of them since the last quarter of 2021 due to a policy […]
Developing Good Habits and Identity in Digital Age
Technology has become an integral part of every aspect of our lives with the technology revolution we’ve witnessed many changes within the last twenty years. With the ever-increasing digitisation in our country, be it mobile & data penetration or digital banking platforms, it’s become very challenging to safeguard one’s identity. In the current scenario of […]
The rise in need for a digital wellbeing officer
With the evolution of internet it’s a global workplace now includes all five generations working alongside i.e. Maturists (Prior to 1945), Baby Boomers (1946 – 1964) , Generation X (1965 – 1980), Generation Y (Millennials) (1981 – 1994), Generation Z (1995 – 2012) and Generation A (2012 – 2025). Each of these have grown up […]
Managing social media reputation
A positive reputation builds loyalty and increases confidence in your personality or the brand, ultimately driving bottom-line growth which could either be sales or followers. Many of us treat their social media accounts is a purely social vent, casually updating statuses and posting photos online on social platforms with a little expectation of how friends […]
Looking through the digital lenses – fact or fiction?
Our civilisation is built upon our ability to distinguish facts from fiction. What would happen to our communities, our businesses, and our government if we couldn’t trust what we read, heard, or saw? Right now, we are in a time where sensationalism is rewarded because it attracts attention, it manipulates beliefs and drives people to […]
Holistic approach to Cyberbullying
Traditional practices like physically hurting, spreading false rumours, excluding certain people from your groups, teasing people in a mean way, and punching are no longer seen amongst preteens and teens. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. It can be carried through electronic technology, which includes cell phones, computers, social media, text messages, […]
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
The first thing that most of us do when we have lost a mobile phone is go to the nearest police station and complain or reach a designated cybercrime police station. Very few know that we have a national cybercrime reporting po Artificial intelligence (AI) means a smart computer system like humans to solve complex […]
Know about Online Consent
Online consent is process for allowing people to determine what personal data they are willing to share. It has become so important because of the legal requirement for websites / applications to obtain user consent before collecting data while using their services. According to GDPR, consent is one of six lawful bases to process customer […]
Cyber warfare – A digital attack on states
Cyber warfare is usually defined as a series of cybercrime attacks that target a state. It has the potential to disrupt vital computer system networks targeting government or civilian infrastructure, disrupting critical systems and causing damage to the state. The cyberterrorists are politically motivated, with a focus on mass disruption. They target all critical infrastructure […]
Lost your mobile phone? What to do next?
The first thing that most of us do when we have lost a mobile phone is go to the nearest police station and complain or reach a designated cybercrime police station. Very few know that we have a national cybercrime reporting portal at https://cybercrime.gov.in and the related call centre number is 155260 (Now changed to […]
