Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Make in India to create IPR wealth
Speaking at the National Conference on Cyber Space Security at Bangalore today, Dr K.D.Nayak, DS & DG, DRDO highlighted the importance of “Make in India” concept from the point of view of the need to protect IPR. He recalled that the manufacturing … Continue reading
Tech Mahindra starts use of Digital Signatures for job offers
It was heartening to note that Tech Mahindra has reportedly started using digital signatures for sending out its job offers to counter the phishing mails sent in their name. (See Report Here). This has been a continuing demand of the … Continue reading
Digi Locker Beta Release
Government has opened the beta version of the Digital Locker operated by CDAC and UIDAI which provides 10MB free storage space for every Aadhar number holder. It envisages that members can upload their ID documents and share it with other Government … Continue reading
Multi Billion Dollar Catastrophe…
On January 29, 2015, Anthem Inc, a Health Insurance provider in US (second largest in US) reported a discovery of a Cyber Attack in which it is estimated that about 78.80 million health records have been compromised. (Refer here). The … Continue reading
PMO finds a Chief of Cyber Security
It is reported (Refer article in ET) that Dr Gulshan Rai who has been a veteran in Cyber Security and part of MCIT for a long time has been drafted by the PMO as head of Cyber Security. In … Continue reading
Monitoring of Employee Internet Activity
After the recent incidents involving corporate employees engaging in terrorist activities, there is an increasing necessity for companies to monitor the employee’s internet activities. The Hyderabad police have reportedly advised companies to monitor the social media activities of their employees … Continue reading