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

If there is a “Glassdoor Attack” on my company, am I covered by Cyber Insurance?

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Indian Companies are facing a new kind of reputation attack by  disgruntled employees posting defamatory messages through companies such as Glassdoor who have built a business model around monetizing the disgruntlement of employees.  The essence of this model is to … Continue reading →

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If I am ISO 27001 certified, am I getting a premium cut for Cyber Insurance?

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Insurance is a means of transferring the risk that an organization is unable to avoid,  mitigate or absorb. However when a company approaches a Cyber Insurer or a Cyber Insurance Broker, and a question of the cost of insurance … Continue reading →

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Should Zero Day Vulnerability be covered under Cyber Insurance?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

A Google Research Reporter has just released information about a vulnerability in Windows 8.1 which has remained unpatched for more than 90 days after even Microsoft was informed about it. Read the Details here A discussion is going on whether … Continue reading →

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Is Cyber Insurance a B2B product? or B2C product?

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Insurance is a means by which certain risks are transferred to an expert. All of us are familiar with Life Insurance, Health Insurance and Motor Vehicle Insurance. We take insurance because we know that a certain contingency needs to be covered. In … Continue reading →

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Cyber Insurance Survey 2015 is now open

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Insurance Survey 2015 is an all India survey undertaken by a group of professionals in the Information Security community to understand the current status of the Cyber Insurance industry in India and will be available online. Any one of … Continue reading →

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Mission Cyber Insurance

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

There is an enthusiasm around India with the declaration of the Digital India project by our Prime Minister. The fact that more than Rs 450,000 crores of funds have been pledged by the Indian industry is an indication that the … Continue reading →

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