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

“Yes…But” .. Are we all suffering from this syndrome?

As a consultant in the difficult area of “Cyber Dispute Risk Management” (More easily understood as Legal Compliance Consultancy),  I often encounter a situation where a Company appears fully in agreement with the need to  implement some suggestions made such … Continue reading

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Dispute Risk Management… Being Prepared for the unexpected

Every entrepreneur or businessman starts with an optimistic outlook that everything will be going as per plan. He enters into number of contracts thinking that the other party will always do what he has agreed to do. He will presume … Continue reading

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At last, Government finds a Chair Person for Cyber Appellate Tribunal

In a reply to a PIL in Nagpur, the Government of India is reported to have indicated that a Chair Person has finally been appointed to the Cyber Appellate tribunal in Delhi. The incumbent is reportedly a retired judge from … Continue reading

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David Coleman Headley deposition gives a boost to ODR Global

Naavi has been a long time advocate of the use of electronic means of communication in Judicial matters. Whenever we hear that accused escapes while in transit to a Court or see the enormous police force deployment just to bring … Continue reading

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Cyber Robbers back with Carabanak attack

Carbanak is one of the dreaded attacks which is reported to have been used to steal over $1 billion from the Banking systems since 2013. After a brief absence, security specialists now report that the attack is active once again. … Continue reading

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Another Adjudicator, this time from Gujarat emerges to keep up the tradition

Adjudication was one of the ambitious propositions of Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000) to promote quick and fair justice to Cyber Crime victims. It envisaged easy procedures free from Civil Procedure Code restraints, justice within 4 months from an … Continue reading

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