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

Chattisgarh Adjudicator passes compensation order for Rs 22 lakhs

When on July 16, 2013, naavi.org pointed out in its article “Loans Through SMS?”,it was the first time that it was pointed out that some thing fishy was going on under the website: http://www.cgtmse-govt.in . It was pointed out that … Continue reading

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Cyber threat Scenario-HPE Security Research Report 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has released its latest report (HPE Cyber Risk Report 2016) providing an interesting perspective on the threat landscape prevailing in 2015. The report is compiled by an analysis by the  research team of data collected from open … Continue reading

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The TCS-Epic incident.. a lesson for all

Here are some of my views expressed in an interview with ISMG Asia on the recent TCS-Epic episode. The interview can be accessed here: P.S: Kindly note that the voice is slightly distorted and looks hurried through. I suppose it … Continue reading

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The Proposed Map Law Could hit Many Start-Ups a death blow.. Are anti Modi Moles at work?

Over the last decade and more specifically over the last few years, there has been a tremendous development in the use of ICT with the mobile technology taking firm roots. On the one hand Mr Modi has been promoting the … Continue reading

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IRCTC hacking.. What Next?

It has been reported that the IRCTC servers have been hacked and data base of millions of users compromised. See article here It is also learnt that the information is available on CDs for Rs 15000/- . (From unconfirmed private … Continue reading

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Digital Signature misuse reported in Bengaluru

Naavi.org has several times brought to the attention of the public that certain certifying authorities are not following proper procedures for issue of Digital Signature Certificates and this can lead to frauds. Earlier, one person associated with a Registration Authority … Continue reading

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