Ravi Nayyar
@ravirockks.bsky.social
Critical Software + CNI Law | PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney | Fellow @ASPI-org.bsky.social | Associate Fellow at the Social Cyber Institute | Blogging @atechnolegalupdate.substack.com | Cricket, #Bloods | #KalikaMataKiJai
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I fear that, since 7/10, Global North security risk landscapes have shifted back, in many respects, to the 1970s.
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I fear that, since 7/10, Global North security risk landscapes have shifted back, in many respects, to the 1970s.
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Screenshot 1: www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-...
Screenshot 2: www.asio.gov.au/asio.gov.au/...
I fear that, since 7/10, Global North security risk landscapes have shifted back, in many respects, to the 1970s.
Screenshot 2: www.asio.gov.au/asio.gov.au/...
I fear that, since 7/10, Global North security risk landscapes have shifted back, in many respects, to the 1970s.
Home Affairs consulting on the CIRMP rules (that flesh out the pt 2A risk management obligations of CNI people under SOCI) for certain classes of CNI assets.
Some excerpts attached: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-sup...
Some excerpts attached: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-sup...
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Home Affairs consulting on the CIRMP rules (that flesh out the pt 2A risk management obligations of CNI people under SOCI) for certain classes of CNI assets.
Some excerpts attached: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-sup...
Some excerpts attached: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-sup...
I am especially proud to be an Aussie because it was a joint ACC/AFP/DEA Group 44 op to bring scum-of-the-earth Altaf Khanani down: www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02...
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I am especially proud to be an Aussie because it was a joint ACC/AFP/DEA Group 44 op to bring scum-of-the-earth Altaf Khanani down: www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02...
My review of the magnificent piece of art called #Dhurandhar.
Tarantino and Scorcese would love this movie.
Tarantino and Scorcese would love this movie.
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My review of the magnificent piece of art called #Dhurandhar.
Tarantino and Scorcese would love this movie.
Tarantino and Scorcese would love this movie.
Erm, I neither describe myself as ‘South Asian’, ‘East Indian’, nor ‘White or European Australian’.
I identify as ‘Australian’.
I identify as ‘Australian’.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Erm, I neither describe myself as ‘South Asian’, ‘East Indian’, nor ‘White or European Australian’.
I identify as ‘Australian’.
I identify as ‘Australian’.
The Indians are mandating mobile phone manufacturers and importers to install the app for a government initiative, Sanchaar Saathi, which is meant for reporting cybercrime/spam, tracking stolen phones as well as getting fraudulent mobile telephony contracts cancelled.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Indians are mandating mobile phone manufacturers and importers to install the app for a government initiative, Sanchaar Saathi, which is meant for reporting cybercrime/spam, tracking stolen phones as well as getting fraudulent mobile telephony contracts cancelled.
This is fascinating: www.swcs.mil/Special-Warf...
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This is fascinating: www.swcs.mil/Special-Warf...
Recall from earlier this month
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Recall from earlier this month
I flagged DG ASIO's remarks in my recent essay on physical security: open.substack.com/pub/atechnol...
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I flagged DG ASIO's remarks in my recent essay on physical security: open.substack.com/pub/atechnol...
In a surprise to no one, the SEC’s watching public company cyber governance like a hawk: www.sec.gov/files/2026-e...
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In a surprise to no one, the SEC’s watching public company cyber governance like a hawk: www.sec.gov/files/2026-e...
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै नमः।
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै नमः।
- prospectus requirements are working, given how sillily long the docs have become; and
- reporting requirements are sensible, given the diversity of companies saddled with reporting obligations and how that makes it harder for new players to get financing.
- reporting requirements are sensible, given the diversity of companies saddled with reporting obligations and how that makes it harder for new players to get financing.
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
- prospectus requirements are working, given how sillily long the docs have become; and
- reporting requirements are sensible, given the diversity of companies saddled with reporting obligations and how that makes it harder for new players to get financing.
- reporting requirements are sensible, given the diversity of companies saddled with reporting obligations and how that makes it harder for new players to get financing.
Great questions from Joe Longo in his NPC address (www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/n...), specifically regarding whether:
- the Corps Act delineation between public v Pty companies is fit-for-purpose, given massive companies like Canva not being subject to the same standards as public firms;
- the Corps Act delineation between public v Pty companies is fit-for-purpose, given massive companies like Canva not being subject to the same standards as public firms;
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Great questions from Joe Longo in his NPC address (www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/n...), specifically regarding whether:
- the Corps Act delineation between public v Pty companies is fit-for-purpose, given massive companies like Canva not being subject to the same standards as public firms;
- the Corps Act delineation between public v Pty companies is fit-for-purpose, given massive companies like Canva not being subject to the same standards as public firms;
From a fascinating piece by well-known cricket fan, Will Thomas, on cybercrime counter-intelligence, a topic which I had no idea about until now: www.sans.org/blog/for589-...
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
From a fascinating piece by well-known cricket fan, Will Thomas, on cybercrime counter-intelligence, a topic which I had no idea about until now: www.sans.org/blog/for589-...
Bits from an excellent keynote by someone called Ciaran Martin at the AFR cyber summit: cybercx.com.au/news/austral...
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Bits from an excellent keynote by someone called Ciaran Martin at the AFR cyber summit: cybercx.com.au/news/austral...
Nuggets from an awesome speech by Governor Barr of the Fed on lessons from the history of US financial regulation: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
3 case studies: the Depression; the S&L crisis of the 80s and 90s; and the GFC.
3 case studies: the Depression; the S&L crisis of the 80s and 90s; and the GFC.
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Nuggets from an awesome speech by Governor Barr of the Fed on lessons from the history of US financial regulation: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
3 case studies: the Depression; the S&L crisis of the 80s and 90s; and the GFC.
3 case studies: the Depression; the S&L crisis of the 80s and 90s; and the GFC.
From an excellent interview by @kimzetter.bsky.social with Visi Stark, one of the architects of the canonical APT-1 report: www.zetter-zeroday.com/how-the-infa...
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
From an excellent interview by @kimzetter.bsky.social with Visi Stark, one of the architects of the canonical APT-1 report: www.zetter-zeroday.com/how-the-infa...
As if a spate of certain recent cyber incidents in the UK weren't enough to make TCS customers nervous: eaton-works.com/2025/10/28/t...
November 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
As if a spate of certain recent cyber incidents in the UK weren't enough to make TCS customers nervous: eaton-works.com/2025/10/28/t...
From a fascinating piece on China's stockpiling of major commodities (with a focus on food, fuel and key metals): archive.md/chkBo
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
From a fascinating piece on China's stockpiling of major commodities (with a focus on food, fuel and key metals): archive.md/chkBo
Bits from a great piece on US naval and merchant shipbuilding: cimsec.org/maritime-sta...
November 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Bits from a great piece on US naval and merchant shipbuilding: cimsec.org/maritime-sta...
GitHub is a vital enabler of modern computing, given how much code it hosts: github.blog/news-insight...
It's a goldmine for baddies looking to poison software supply chains, especially via OSS.
It's a goldmine for baddies looking to poison software supply chains, especially via OSS.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
GitHub is a vital enabler of modern computing, given how much code it hosts: github.blog/news-insight...
It's a goldmine for baddies looking to poison software supply chains, especially via OSS.
It's a goldmine for baddies looking to poison software supply chains, especially via OSS.
A cutie grabbing her breakfast.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A cutie grabbing her breakfast.
I agree, Renukaji.
I agree.
I agree.
October 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I agree, Renukaji.
I agree.
I agree.
How good's the Internet?
October 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
How good's the Internet?