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

Cyber Crime Insurance industry is waking up

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Several years after Indian industry started demanding Cyber Crime Insurance,  insurers appear to have realized that there is a potential business here worth exploring. (See article here). In our earlier article we had highlighted that after the recent G Mail hacking … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court clarifies on Evidentiary Aspects

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Ever since ITA 2000 became a law in India (17th October 2000), discussions are being held on the admissibility of electronic evidence in a Court of law. Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act laid down the procedure by which … Continue reading →

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G Mail hacking news triggers interest in Cyber Insurance

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent report on the compromise of 4.93 million passwords has triggered a renewed interest in Insurance against Data Security threats. According to this report in Indian Express, (See here), some of the BPOs in India have been showing interest … Continue reading →

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Mumbai Adjudicator conducts E-Adjudication

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

In a commendable move, Mr Rajesh Aggarwal, Adjudicator of Maharashtra (IT Secretary) created a precedence in conducting an online adjudication session with litigants in Nagpur through video conferencing. Report Naavi has been advocating such an approach for a long time … Continue reading →

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Hacking of G Mail passwords

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Recently, it was reported in the media that more than 4.93 million gmail account passwords are hacked and released through torrrent. There was also a website which provided a verification of whether a particular email address was included in this … Continue reading →

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Android users face Ransom ware threat

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

New York Times has reported a spreading ransom ware targetting Android users.  A message stating that the phone owner is guilty of an offence and FBI has locked the phone and it can be unlocked if a payment is made … Continue reading →

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