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

Beware of Malware carrier and Hoax emails on ISIS-Paris attack themes

As could be expected after any global catastrophic event, the ISIS attack in Paris has also given raise to fraudulent e-mails. Some of them could be hoax emails and some could be carrying malware prompting the receiver to click on … Continue reading

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Hactivists now have a point to prove. Let’s see whether they can Walk the Talk.

The Paris Attack of 13/11 (2015) by ISIS would be an event which will change the face of earth. On the one hand, it has galvanized France and other nations including Russia which suffered an attack a few days back … Continue reading

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Can the “e-Janata Bazaar” carve out the future of Digital India?

In the early days of E Commerce development, the undersigned had been a great fan of the “Brick and Click” strategy for business development. The idea was to leverage the strength of the physical presence of a business with the … Continue reading

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Bug Bounty Program from Government is required

It was heartening to note that during the recent Cyber Security Summit in Delhi (Ground Zero), Mr Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister, stressed the need for “Cyber Security” for the success of the other Government initiatives such as the Digital … Continue reading

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“Do Not Disturb” not for websites?

In a significant ruling, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)has rejected to force websites a petition by the Consumer Watchdog to enforce the “Donot Track” requests from individuals. The petition had requested  that the Commission “initiate a rule making proceeding requiring … Continue reading

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Special Interest Group on ITA 2000/8 Amendment

Naavi has been pointing out that the increasing use of IT in E Governance and E Commerce and the embracing of the Digital India policy which includes the Internet of Things and Big Data, there is a need for a … Continue reading

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