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

War on Pornography Revived?

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

On January 5 2002, the undersigned wrote on this blog “Declare a War on Pornography”. This was written in the aftermath of the arrest of Dr L.Prakash, a well known Orthopedist and an innovative industrialist who drifted into the world … Continue reading →

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Cyber Cafe Owner punished under Section 67C.. Now CISOs/CEOs beware!

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In a first of the kind verdict in JMFC Court, in District Pune, Khed, a Cyber Cafe owner was punished for not keeping the visiting register with an imprisonment of 15 days and a fine of Rs 10000/- The conviction … Continue reading →

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95% of mobile users are under threat of Stagefright

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In a grim reminder of mobile technology risks when more and more e-banking and e-commerce activities are moving onto the app platform, the “Stagefright” vulnerability is expected to expose all Android users including Lollipop 5.1.1 to risk of being hacked. … Continue reading →

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Section 66A(modified) to come back ?

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

According to this report in Deccan Herald the MCIT  has constituted a panel under the chairmanship of Mr T K Vishwanathan to rework on Section 66A which was struck down by Supreme Court in what is popularly referred to as the … Continue reading →

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Does Your Vehicle Insurance also provide you Cyber Insurance?

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Security specialists have recently demonstrated how a commercially sold car can be effectively taken control of by a remote “Hacker” leading to disastrous consequences. This article in Washington Post graphically sketches how a hacker can cut off the engine or … Continue reading →

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Why We cannot spare 20 minutes for a cause?

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

P.S: This is a reproduction of what I posted today at Linkedin. Cyber Crimes is accepted as a big concern for all of us. When there is a phishing attack that wipes out the bank account of a victim or … Continue reading →

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