Pratiksha Thayil

Pratiksha Thayil

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Why is Facebook turning Meta?

Facebook rebranding itself to Meta was slated to happen. The security and privacy concerns surrounding Facebook was intensifying day by day. Its role in the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign in the US, the Brexit in the UK, the anti-vaccination campaigns across the world, and many such controversies forced Facebook to regain its lost trust by reimagining itself as a Social Technology Company instead of a Social Networking Company.

Pratiksha Thayil 5 min read Cybersecurity

How Do Governments Deal with Mobile Security?

Mobile Malware is the most popular type of security threat as this infects the device through downloaded apps. Once a government employee’s mobile device is compromised, intruders can use the information accessed to compromise their work devices.

Pratiksha Thayil 6 min read Cybersecurity

E-Gov Sans Frontiers: The Story of Digital Vaccination Certificates

The Philippine Government's vaccine certificate is based on the Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) created in India, used as a reference system by the WHO's Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC). It uses private and public-key cryptography and is interoperable with authorised wallet applications.

Pratiksha Thayil 3 min read Healthcare Technology