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

“Make in India” campaign by building an “International City” within Indian boundaries

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

In developing the economy of a nation we often discuss about what incentives we need to give to investors to invest. India is now in the search for such global investments in its quest to promote the “Make In India” … Continue reading →

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Cyber War Risk with China is evident

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Despite the recent visit of the Chinese premier to India and the pledging of the possible investment of US$20 billion, the utterances of the Chinese prime minister after his return to China asking his troops to be ready for a … Continue reading →

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First Steps in Cyber Crime Insurance

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Recently interest on Cyber Crime Insurance has been on the rise in India. According to a recent report in Business Standard, the premia for such policies is around o.5% to 1.5%. It is important for the insured to however consider … Continue reading →

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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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