A selection of articles I have written for various publications.
“India’s cyber vulnerabilities begin long before a breach” - June 20, 2026 - deccanherald.com
The CBSE-OSM controversy exposes deeper faults in how India approaches cybersecurity audits, procurement and institutional accountability.
“Understanding India’s internet censorship regime” - April 7, 2026 - thehindu.com
An internet user’s experience in India depends on the ISP, which determines their access to content.
A look at the dangers of caller ID spoofing, the impact on stakeholders, and efforts to combat the issue globally.
“Threat alert: ‘State-sponsored attacks’ reignite concerns” - November 11, 2023 - deccanherald.com
Mired in contradictions and confidentiality, the objectivity and accuracy of the investigation into Apple’s recent threat notifications is uncertain.
“EVMs and the need for greater electoral transparency” - September 27, 2023 - thewire.in
Given the critical role of EVMs in India’s elections, it is essential to have a transparent process for examining the inner workings of such machines.
India’s much-publicised ‘indigenously developed’ mobile operating system appears to be little more than a cosmetic reskin of GrapheneOS — a reminder to verify before promoting technology as secure merely because it is domestic.
“‘Puttaswamy’ and the fading promise of a right” - August 27, 2022 - thehindu.com
Five years after the crucial judgment on the right to privacy, the ground reality is an eye-opener.
Srikrishna Ramesh may be the first Indian so deeply embedded in transnational cybercrime to be investigated by Indian law enforcement.
“In blockchain voting, leave out the general election” - September 10, 2020 - thehindu.com
The idea of further digitising India’s electoral infrastructure is problematic and could hinder free and fair polls.
“TikTok’s desi version ‘Mitron’ is a repackage of Pakistan’s TicTic” - May 29, 2020 - thequint.com
The Mitron app, marketed as an Indian alternative to TikTok, turned out to be a rebrand of a Pakistani app whose source code was bought for $34. Co-written with Sushovan Sircar.
“How political parties can use voter data to manipulate your vote” - February 6, 2020 - livemint.com
Tools for scraping social media websites can be paired with natural language processing to perform sentiment analysis and target voters.
“Should the Jeff Bezos ‘phone hack’ be cause for alarm?” - January 26, 2020 - thehindu.com
Are modern computing devices safe when it comes to the issue of security vulnerabilities in technology use?
Establishing norms in cyberspace is difficult, but it remains essential to preventing civilian harm and reducing global uncertainty. Co-written with Arindrajit Basu.
“India is falling down the facial recognition rabbit hole” - July 23, 2019 - thewire.in
Its use as an effective law enforcement tool is overstated, while the underlying technology is deeply flawed. Co-written with Prem Sylvester.
“‘What security breach?’ The unchanging tone of UIDAI’s denials” - September 12, 2018 - thewire.in
UIDAI’s statements should be seen for what they truly are: hopeless attempts at damage control for a system that is crumbling at its very foundation.
“Aadhaar remains an unending security nightmare for a billion Indians” - May 11, 2018 - thewire.in
The legal battle may have drawn to a close, but when it comes to data concerns, authorities can no longer afford to pass around blame or deny security breaches.