Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

In a gazette notification dated December 21, 2015, the Government of India has declared UIDAI system as a “Protected System” under ITA 2000/8. This was long overdue and given the criticality of the system and the risks associated with the … Continue reading →

This Christmas has been a real merry Christmas for India…. and also Pakistan. In a stunning move which stunned everybody from his supporters to detractors, Indian PM Mr Narendra Modi dropped in at Lahore wished happy birthday to the Pakistani … Continue reading →

We have been discussing the concept of “ITA 2008 Compliance” in these columns. Naavi has suggested some directions for measuring the level of compliance in the form of maturity model. (Refer this article). In the recent times, we have also … Continue reading →

The first ever study of the Indian Cyber Insurance Industry-2015 throwing up the perception of the industry on what they want from the Cyber Insurers is ready for being released some time in January 2016. The study undertaken by the … Continue reading →

The fact that Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT) the appellate authority for all Adjudications in the country under Section 46 of ITA 2000/8 has not been functional since June 2011 has been discussed adnauseam on this site. (Refer here). It was … Continue reading →

I recall my earlier article titled “Is it a WhatsApp Moment or Napster Moment for Indian Financial System?”  in which I had pointed out certain doubts about the legality of the new Electronic Signature system that was notified by the … Continue reading →