Volunteer

Find Your Role in India’s Digital Defence

DSN is a volunteer-led technology network. Engineers, analysts, lawyers, educators. There’s a working group for every skill set.

The Manifesto

Your Expertise. India’s Defence.

We’re engineers at tech companies, analysts at banks, researchers at think-tanks, lawyers who work on cyber policy. We want to contribute but don’t have the bandwidth to do it full-time. And that is okay.

If you’ve ever helped your parent, relative, or friend avoid a scam link on WhatsApp or warned them about fake digital arrest calls, you already understand why this matters. Now imagine doing that at the scale of a country.

Some of us build fraud detection tools. Some educate and train law enforcement on blockchain forensics. Some write content that teaches a first-time internet user to spot a fake website and also transact safely.

We don’t have a hierarchy. We have working groups that pick a problem and go solve it. You contribute what you can, when you can. If life gets busy, you step back. No one keeps score.

“If that sounds like you, you’re already one of us.”

Cybersecurity Experts

Analyse threat intelligence feeds and help design the planned open Fraud Intelligence API. Review suspicious blockchain addresses, build fraud detection models, and help design systems that flag emerging attack vectors before they reach consumers.

Apply as Expert →

Legal & Policy Specialists

Draft regulatory submissions to SEBI, FIU-IND, and the Ministry of Finance. Research crypto fraud prosecution gaps, write model policies for digital asset recovery, and liaise with I4C and law enforcement bodies to close the gap between complaint and conviction.

Apply as Specialist →

Educators & Content Creators

Create WhatsApp guides in Hindi and regional languages. Produce short video alerts on emerging scam typologies. Help build digital literacy curriculum for first-time internet users — teaching them to spot a fake website or fraudulent UPI request before they lose money.

Apply as Creator →

Technology Builders

Help build the planned open-source Fraud Intelligence API, checks for suspicious links, and the data pipeline behind the network. Standalone UPI ID and phone-number lookups are not available yet.

Apply as Builder →

Law Enforcement Trainers

Help prepare blockchain forensics workshops and case-study materials for investigators. The investigator helpline and case-support work with I4C and state police are planned.

Apply as Trainer →

Community Organizers

Launch DSN chapters in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Organize fraud awareness drives with schools, colleges, and RWAs. Build local fraud alert WhatsApp networks and connect communities directly to DSN's reporting tools and resources.

Apply as Organizer →

How It Works

Apply with your skills and area of interest

Join a working group tackling a specific problem

Contribute what you can, when you can

Join the Movement →

What happens next

You’ll be placed into a working group that matches your skills. No commitment required — explore and decide.