Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Can Jio and BSNL collaborate for a Win-Win situation?
In a significant departure from the “Make in India” posture, India which can compete with the world for global IT super power status has adopted a surprisingly approach to hosting Government data on the cloud which is both a concern … Continue reading
Start a War on Ransomware. It is Cyber Terrorism
In recent days, “Ransomware” has become a global threat to IT and requires some strong counter measures to be undertaken. A few months back, ransomware attack had been reported in Hyderabad and more recently, I came across an incident in … Continue reading
Attracting Legislative Retribution by Deliberate Neglect and Apathy
Naavi has been trying to promote “Voluntary Compliance of Cyber Laws” since 2000 when ITA 2000 was notified. The slogan for “Cyber Law Compliance is the Corporate Mantra for Digital Era” was first stated by me in a CII seminar … Continue reading
The Reliance Jio-Big Data Push and Infosec concerns
The Reliance Jio launch on 5th September 2016 will start a new era in Mobile industry in India. The “Mobile” as a concept was a replacement to the phone and the initial positioning of the device was as an “Instrument … Continue reading
The Jio disruption…the Teacher’s Day Gift to Digital India?
September 1, 2016 will be a red letter day in the history of “Reliance”, which is a household name in India, made so by the great Mr Dhirubhai Ambani. Mr Dhirubhai operated in a different era where licensing was the … Continue reading
Steps to Improve Cyber Judicial System in India
In the last two posts, I have highlighted the call for early appointment of the Chair person of Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CyAT) which is vacant since July 2011 and the inadequacy of the NCRB system to recognize the extent of … Continue reading