21 October, 2020: “I would like to believe that the whole world is a software programme and I would like to change the world, provided I have the source code,” quipped Amit Dubey, a national security expert and crime investigator on Cyber Forensics and Ethical Hacking.
Sharing cyber crime stories, many of which he described as “thrilling”, he spoke about the implications of data theft and the need for agile policies and guidelines.
Walking IIMB students through an exercise to demonstrate mapping of data and activity lists by search engines and apps, he explained how he has used data to solve several cyber crime cases. Describing how many online games take voice samples of players, he dwelt on privacy laws. “Free apps like Tik Tok are multi-billion dollar exercises and they fetch lots of investment – more than what a country like Pakistan attracts. So, it’s important to understand the value of data.”
Dubey, who has provided his expertise to national investigation agencies of India and state police departments, was addressing students in a special talk titled, ‘Data Privacy Challenges and Cyber Attack Vectors’, organised by IIM Bangalore’s one-year fulltime Master of Management Studies (Public Policy) – the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management (PGPPM), today, as part of PGPPM’s event ‘Policy Speaks’, a Public Policy talk series.
Using a case study to show how data can be used for good, he explained how he has used FB profiles and locations, whatsapp call register details and more to help him gather data in his mission. Referring to the dark web and the power of anonymity it gives criminals, Dubey explained that hit men could be hired, illegal drugs and stolen credit cards bought or citizenship of countries got for a price, usually in bitcoins or cryptocurrency, on certain sites on the dark web through personalized and encrypted channels. “There are lots of data leaks every day as websites, government and private, are regularly hacked; emails, passwords are leaked – this provides fodder to the dark web.”
About the speaker:
A Commonwealth UK Chevening fellow, Amit Dubey advises various start-up boards and security forums. He is part of the cyber security division at Tech Mahindra Ltd. He has authored a book, ‘Return of The Trojan Horse, Tales of Criminal Investigation’. He has 17 years of experience in the telecom and mobile phone software domain with leading telecom MNCs. He holds a B Tech in Electronics and Instrumentation and MTech (Telecom Systems) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has won awards at many international platforms, including the prestigious Golden Peacock Award in the year 2015 at Dubai for Best Innovation of the Year, Aegis Graham Bell Award in 2015 for Best Innovation in Cyber Security on Mobile Device, and from the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in 2014 for Best Innovation for Smart Cities.
21 October, 2020: “I would like to believe that the whole world is a software programme and I would like to change the world, provided I have the source code,” quipped Amit Dubey, a national security expert and crime investigator on Cyber Forensics and Ethical Hacking.
Sharing cyber crime stories, many of which he described as “thrilling”, he spoke about the implications of data theft and the need for agile policies and guidelines.
Walking IIMB students through an exercise to demonstrate mapping of data and activity lists by search engines and apps, he explained how he has used data to solve several cyber crime cases. Describing how many online games take voice samples of players, he dwelt on privacy laws. “Free apps like Tik Tok are multi-billion dollar exercises and they fetch lots of investment – more than what a country like Pakistan attracts. So, it’s important to understand the value of data.”
Dubey, who has provided his expertise to national investigation agencies of India and state police departments, was addressing students in a special talk titled, ‘Data Privacy Challenges and Cyber Attack Vectors’, organised by IIM Bangalore’s one-year fulltime Master of Management Studies (Public Policy) – the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management (PGPPM), today, as part of PGPPM’s event ‘Policy Speaks’, a Public Policy talk series.
Using a case study to show how data can be used for good, he explained how he has used FB profiles and locations, whatsapp call register details and more to help him gather data in his mission. Referring to the dark web and the power of anonymity it gives criminals, Dubey explained that hit men could be hired, illegal drugs and stolen credit cards bought or citizenship of countries got for a price, usually in bitcoins or cryptocurrency, on certain sites on the dark web through personalized and encrypted channels. “There are lots of data leaks every day as websites, government and private, are regularly hacked; emails, passwords are leaked – this provides fodder to the dark web.”
About the speaker:
A Commonwealth UK Chevening fellow, Amit Dubey advises various start-up boards and security forums. He is part of the cyber security division at Tech Mahindra Ltd. He has authored a book, ‘Return of The Trojan Horse, Tales of Criminal Investigation’. He has 17 years of experience in the telecom and mobile phone software domain with leading telecom MNCs. He holds a B Tech in Electronics and Instrumentation and MTech (Telecom Systems) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has won awards at many international platforms, including the prestigious Golden Peacock Award in the year 2015 at Dubai for Best Innovation of the Year, Aegis Graham Bell Award in 2015 for Best Innovation in Cyber Security on Mobile Device, and from the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in 2014 for Best Innovation for Smart Cities.