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

Section 65B of Indian Evidence Act on Electronic Evidence Explained

  Of late, Section 65B of Indian Evidence Act is under focus in the Judicial and Law Enforcement circles. In this context, Naavi has put across his views on the section and how it needs to be understood in the … Continue reading

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Hidden Profits Banks are making in Failed Card settlements

When a customer uses a debit card online, the card payment is authenticated by a system of payment gateways and money transferred from the card issuing Bank to the Merchant so that the Merchant can release the service. Normally the … Continue reading

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ATM Security.. How much is Bank responsible?

After the incident in which a Corporation Bank employee was assaulted in an ATM in Bangalore, there was some discussion on provision of additional security at ATMs. Police said that it was the responsibility of the Banks and Banks said … Continue reading

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Free basics Debate

The Free Basics debate in India has reached a crescendo and there is lot of confusion surrounding the service launched by FaceBook in association with Reliance and the consultation paper which TRAI has released on “Net Neutrality”. It appears that … Continue reading

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Beware of CIBIL Report Fraud

I would like to bring to the notice of the public a fraudulent e-mail that is being sent in the name of CIBIL. The copy of the email is reproduced below:   Normally the CIBIL Transunion score is expressed as … Continue reading

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Parliamentary Committee report on Information Security

The Standing Committee of the Parliament on Information Technology has released its observations and recommendations as submitted in the Parliament on 21st December 2015. Some of the salient features relevant to the public are discussed here. Copy of the report … Continue reading

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