Picture this: You’re a cybersecurity professional who discovers a critical vulnerability in a popular e-commerce website. Your intention is noble – you want to help the company fix the security flaw before malicious actors exploit it. But here’s the twist: your good intentions might still land you in legal trouble if you haven’t navigated the complex legal landscape...
When I first joined the Indian Police Service about a decade ago, cybercrime was still in its infancy in India. The internet was present everywhere, smartphones were prevalent, but the most sophisticated digital evidence we dealt with was perhaps a call detail record. Fast forward to 2025, and we find ourselves staring at a completely transformed landscape where criminals operate from the shadows...
A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Ethical Hacking Before diving into my journey, I need to address a fundamental question: What exactly is penetration testing? As a police officer, Understanding it from a law enforcement perspective – and explaining it to fellow officers – requires breaking down both the technical aspects and the legal framework that makes it legitimate. Defining...