Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

Challenge to Mr Urjit Patel.. Don’t let down Indian Banking system

When a catastrophe is about to hit us, we look upon leaders to respond with alacrity and with decisiveness. The difference between a Man Mohan Singh and Modi lies in that character of decisive action. Now such a challenge is … Continue reading

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Law Should be Made for Compliance

Whenever a new law is framed, there are many stakeholders whose interests get affected. A law is normally meant for the Citizen of a country but is framed by the Government in consultation with those who are close to the … Continue reading

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Police target WhatsApp Admins and Facebook posters once again

I refer to an article which appeared in Hindustan Times recently, (Read the article here). I also refer to the article on Police action in Tamil Nadu on rumours on Jayalalithaa’s health. The article on Jharkhand is headlined “WhatsApp admin … Continue reading

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Free Anti Ransomware Tools for SMEs

Considering the threat that ransom ware poses to all businesses, it is possible that even small businesses and individuals may get trapped though they are not the primary target for the fraudster in view of their small value. While the … Continue reading

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Today is 17th October: 16 years back we had our Tryst with destiny

Happy Digital Society Day of India This day in the year 2000, India stepped into the world of Cyber Space with a recognition of electronic documents as equivalent to paper. Along with the recognition of digital signature as equivalent to … Continue reading

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“Pay up… or else, your device will burst..and you will die”..could be the new ransom ware threat

Our war against ransomware  should start with better awareness about the epidemic as it is evolving. Ignorance is not the the concern only in India. Even in US it is stated that more than two thirds of US office workers are … Continue reading

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