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“A healthy planet should not be a moonshot,” writes one of the authors of this Climate Change issue of Fundamatics. As a global pandemic continues to rock the world causing untold hardships to the human race, there is a greater challenge lurking behind the scenes. The Guest Editor of this issue Raghuram Murtugudde, succinctly points out in his Editorial piece, good health comes from consuming mindfully not just food, but also energy and water. Read a kaleidoscopic range of views on climate change – anecdotal, some scientific, and others discursive – that will drive home the realization that the threat of global warming no longer a far-off phenomenon. The set of articles in this issue not only discuss the various implications of climate change but focus on efforts to mitigate its impact on ecosystems and communities, and share guidelines to achieve a sustainable future.
Cybersecurity
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…
How AI impacts Cybersecurity
Fun fact: Machine learning and deep learning use Linear Algebra, which every student at IITB learns in the first year.
Cybersecurity Issues Due to Hardware Vulnerabilities
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,…
Cybersecurity and Cyber Frauds in Banking and Payments
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…
Capture The Flag Competitions
Do 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…
Asset Management for CyberSecurity
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…
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.
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…
Discovering the Underwater World- An Introduction to Scuba Diving
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…
Nostalgia Nuggets
I had to miss my B.Tech convocation due to my stupidity on Janmashtami in 1973.
Nostalgia Nugget
This was in our third year. We had just won the Institute Treasure Hunt. Our joy knew no bounds. Jitna daru ka stock tha pee liye. But yeh Dil Mange…
Nostalgia Nugget: Look Before You Leap
One night, four students were playing till late night and could not study for the test which was scheduled for the next day.
Nostalgia Nuggets
The MI rock show took place in the SAC amphitheater, and the sound check would go on for what felt like hours (especially for the headlining bands).
Nostalgia Nugget: War Piece
There used to be, and maybe there still is, a quota for foreign students. The IITs used to attract students from all over the global south.
