Fun fact: Machine learning and deep learning use Linear Algebra, which every student at IITB learns in the first year.
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In 2018, researchers discovered two major security flaws, Spectre and Meltdown, that let attackers take advantage of this guessing behavior, in virtually all processors used in mobiles, desktops, and tablets, …
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Around 2015 or so, a few unemployed youths from a small, backward village from Jamtara district came up with a brilliant idea to scam people all over the country using …
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2024Current IssueCybersecurityVol2_2024
Capture The Flag Competitions
by Nilabha Sahaby Nilabha SahaDo CTFs actually help cybersecurity other than just being a fun competition? Very heavily so! CTFs often involve real vulnerabilities, and exploring those vulnerabilities provides very practical hands-on experience with …
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Lay persons believe that devices are “hacked” because of “hacker’s” skills and ingenuity. While skills and ingenuity are / may be needed, the primary reason devices get “hacked” are because …
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2024Current IssueCybersecurityVol2_2024
Enhancing Cyber Security in Defence: Strategies and Future Directions
This article explores the evolving landscape of military cyber security, focusing on key strategies, challenges, and future directions, with insights from both Indian and global perspectives.
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2024Current IssueCybersecurityVol2_2024
MSMEs are vulnerable to cyber threats — the most ignored concern in India
More than 40% of MSMEs never conducted any cybersecurity awareness training for their employees, which is the biggest threat helping cybercriminals targeting these companies, as illustrated in the figure. Around …
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Trust Lab was established in September 2022, with the mission to advance the state-of-the-art related to living in a trustworthy digital environment. We believed “trust” covers all the issues addressed …
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I consider myself very lucky, I got to spend the last 4 years of schooling at a public school – Scindia School, Gwalior. Our day started early. We wore woken …
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In the silence of the ocean, she found her song. I always thought of myself as many things – a daughter, a sister, an engineer, a woman, an adventurous spirit, …
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2024Adventure Sports
Ice climbing: An intro from the perspective of a serious amateur climber
by T T Niranjanby T T NiranjanI nurse dreams of climbing the “Trilogy” of the great north faces of the Alps. Living in Mumbai with a very demanding job (academic jobs are as demanding as one …
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As the night unfolded, we took turns keeping watch and tossing twigs and logs into our little mountain bonfire. Survival mode: activated. It was a wild night, a crash course …
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Water crossings came as a complete surprise to all of us. Saddling is tough on the rocks and dust but in water, it was a new challenge unlocked.
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In the same dive, I vividly remember an encounter with an octopus – the master of disguise. Watching it effortlessly alter its shape and color, becoming one with its surroundings …
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The path to doing anything on a highline, requires you to fall, a LOT. I’ve seen friends not being able to do anything on the highline for years, and being …
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Slow living, healthy lifestyle and mind tickling exercise, beautiful sunsets of the hills, calm winds and the smiling faces of people, if this life does not sound fancy, I don’t …
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The number of times I face planted and the amount of salt water I drank those days, let’s not talk about that for now. But it was fun!
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The sense of freedom of being one with the elements – sea, wind and sun without the constant hum of technology around us, far from the madding crowd, is unmatched …
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2024Adventure Sports
Chasing Peaks: Adventures and Adversities on the Hampta Pass Trail
by Durga Prasadby Durga PrasadEvery step forward felt like a leap of faith into the unknown, the fear of losing our way or being engulfed by the unforgiving elements looming large in our minds. …
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Nostalgia time! For some fundoo hostel memories. Pondies. Gaalis. Water fights. EPs/PAFs. Cult trophy. Sports trophy. Inter wing tourneys. Bridge. Carom. TT. Footer. Basketball. Volleyball. Chess. Antakshari. Chayageet. Dumb Charades. …
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In mid-2019, one of our classmates (C’77) posted pictures of our hostel 5 on WhatsApp. There was an uproar.