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- “How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban” The Conversation, September 13, 2025, (Republished in Phys.org, mxm (India) and others)
- “3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world” The Conversation, December 19, 2024 (Republished in Forbes, Fast Company, Philly Voice, Penn Live, The Hindu, TheWire.in and others)
- “Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short” The Conversation, December 14, 2023
- “Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok” The Conversation, January 18, 2023, (Republished in Fortune, Newsweek, Infobae (Argentina’s #1 news outlet), Actively Learn ((McGraw Hill), The 74 Million, and many others)
- “3 ways cryptocurrency is changing the way colleges do business with students and donors” The Conversation, December 2, 2022, . Also published by several other media outlets
- “5 challenges of doing college in the metaverse” The Conversation, September 13, 2022, Also published by several media outlets such as: The World Economic Forum “’Metaversities’: 5 challenges of studying at college in the metaverse” Sep 15, 2022 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/metaversities-challenges-studying-college-metaverse/, The 74 Million (https://www.the74million.org/article/5-challenges-of-doing-college-in-the-metaverse/), and Technically Media (https://technical.ly/software-development/challenges-doing-college-in-metaverse/)
- “Six benefits that the metaverse offers to colleges and universities” The Conversation, August 23, 2022,
- “Blockchain will revolutionise supply chains across the Asia Pacific” East Asia Forum 6 June 2022.
- “School Surveillance of Students Via Laptops May Do More Harm than Good” The Conversation, November 9, 2021 PennLive (Mechanicsburg, PA), New Hampshire Bulletin and NextGov (https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2021/11/school-surveillance-students-laptops-may-do-more-harm-good/186747/) and dozens of other outlets.
- “Cybercriminals use pandemic to attack schools and colleges” Conversation, September 15, 2021
- “K-12 schools need to take cyberattacks more seriously” The Conversation, December 16, 2020
- “Remote education is rife with threats to student privacy” Conversation, November 6, 2020 (This article also made No. 3 in the list of Aspen Institute’s Five Best Ideas of the Day for November 9, 2020).
- “Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities” Conversation, July 16, 2020.
- “The lack of women in cybersecurity leaves the online world at greater risk”, Conversation, May 15, 2020.
- Kshetri, Nir (2019), “Blockchain voting is vulnerable to hackers, software glitches and bad ID photos – among other problems”, Conversation, October 18, https://theconversation.com/blockchain-voting-is-vulnerable-to-hackers-software-glitches-and-bad-id-photos-among-other-problems-122521
- Kshetri, Nir (2019), “Facebook’s Libra may be quite attractive in developing countries”, Conversation, June 25, https://theconversation.com/facebooks-libra-may-be-quite-attractive-in-developing-countries-119206
- “How cryptocurrency scams work” The Conversation, May 13, 2019.
- This article has been republished in dozens of other outlets including: Slate (https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/cryptocurrency-blockchain-scams-ponzi-telegram.html), Salon (https://www.salon.com/2019/05/18/how-cryptocurrency-scams-work_partner/), Channel News Asia (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/cryptocurrency-bitcoins-scams-crime-fraud-investors-lose-billion-11534842), Science Alert (https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-cryptocurrency-scammers-rob-investors-of-billions/amp), Fast Company (https://www.fastcompany.com/90349273/how-cryptocurrency-investors-get-swindled-out-of-billions), International Business Times (https://www.ibtimes.com/how-cryptocurrency-scams-work-2791773), Forbes Africa (https://www.forbesafrica.com/investment/2019/05/14/how-cryptocurrency-scams-work/) MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-za/money/news/how-cryptocurrency-scams-work/ar-AABxQ6H?li=BBqfZdL&srcref=rss) and SF Gate (https://m.sfgate.com/news/article/How-cryptocurrency-scams-work-13840322.php)
- Kshetri, Nir (2019), “Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship” February 25, Conversation, https://theconversation.com/chinese-internet-users-turn-to-the-blockchain-to-fight-against-government-censorship-111795
- This article has been republished in dozens of other outlets
- “Blockchain Could Be the Answer to Cybersecurity. Maybe”. Wall Street Journal, 29 May 2018.
- Kshetri, Nir (2018), “Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins” November 21, Conversation, https://theconversation.com/blockchain-systems-are-tracking-food-safety-and-origins-106491
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets.
- Kshetri, Nir (2018), “As digital threats grow, will cyber insurance take off?” October 26, Conversation, https://theconversation.com/as-digital-threats-grow-will-cyber-insurance-take-off-104371
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets.
- Kshetri, Nir (2018), ” Blockchain-based property registries may help lift poor people out of poverty” June 28, Conversation, https://theconversation.com/blockchain-based-property-registries-may-help-lift-poor-people-out-of-poverty-98796
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets.
- Kshetri, Nir (2018), “How criminals can manipulate cryptocurrency markets” Conversation, May 31, https://theconversation.com/how-can-criminals-manipulate-cryptocurrency-markets-97294
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets
- Kshetri, Nir (2018), “Using blockchain to secure the ‘internet of things’” March 7, http://www.latimes.com/sns-using-blockchain-to-secure-the-internet-of-things-90002-20180307-story.html
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets
- Kshetri, Nir (2017), “Are cryptocurrencies a dream come true for cyber-extortionists?” Conversation, September 11, https://theconversation.com/are-cryptocurrencies-a-dream-come-true-for-cyber-extortionists-80115
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets
- Kshetri, Nir (2017), “Should spies use secret software vulnerabilities?” Conversation, May 18, https://theconversation.com/should-spies-use-secret-software-vulnerabilities-77770
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets including SFGate, The Times and Democrat, Fifth Domain, and Herald and Review.
- Kshetri, Nir (2017), “Can blockchain technology help poor people around the world?” Conversation, April 30, https://theconversation.com/can-blockchain-technology-help-poor-people-around-the-world-76059
- This article has been republished in a number of other outlets including World Economic Forum, Asia Cruiser News, Toronto Sustainability, Scroll, ValueWalk, SFGate, Sioux City Journal, HedgeAccordingly.com, Observer, The Post Star, Jamaica Observer, Actualité Houssenia Writing, La Crosse Tribune, NWI Times, scroll.in, EconoTimes, tucson.com, Houston Chronicle, Napa Valley Register, Albany Democrat-Herald, The Southern Illinoisan, The GovLab at NYU, The Courier, Santa Ynez Valley News, Which-50.com, Alva Review-Courier, The Lincoln Journal Star, Laredo Morning Times, RepubHub, Idaho Press-Tribun, San Antonio Express-News
- Kshetri, Nir (2016), “After the NSA hack: Cybersecurity in an even more vulnerable world,” The Conversation, August 18, https://theconversation.com/after-the-nsa-hack-cybersecurity-in-an-even-more-vulnerable-world-64090.
- This article has been republished in a number of outlets including U.S. News & World Report, New Boston Post, seattlepi.com, AP News, SF Gate, Greenwich Time, Beaumontenterprise.com, The Houston Chronicle, The Revoluzionne, United Press International (UPI), Observer, MSN, TechCentral, Homeland Security News Wire, Government Executive, Quality Digest, Freitag (in German), National Business Review (New Zealand) (https://www.nbr.co.nz/nsa)
- Kshetri, Nir (2016), “Why the IRS was just hacked – again – and what the feds can do about it,” The Conversation, February 16, https://theconversation.com/why-the-irs-was-just-hacked-again-and-what-the-feds-can-do-about-it-54524.
- This article has been republished in a number of outlets including U.S. News & World Report, Government Technology, ECNmag.com, RealClearPolicy, Epoch Times, New Boston Post, Government Executive.
