Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

While a discussion is going on on the CERT-In Guidelines and the Data Protection Act in India, the United States  Cloud Act (2018) is said to offer an approach to enabling law enforcement agencies in India accessing data stored by … Continue reading →

On 28th April 2022, the Government of India notified certain requirements under Section 70B of ITA 2000/8 regarding information security practices to be followed by all IT system owners. Subsequently, a detailed FAQ was also published by CERT IN. These … Continue reading →

A committee headed by a retired Judge  Justice K Chandru constituted by the TN Government has provided its report to the TN Government on the need for regulating online games. The committee had an IIT Professor, a retired ADGP and … Continue reading →

Ujvala Consultants Pvt Limited has developed an online Data Protection Compliance Assessment Tool which can assist in generating a DTS score for an organization. DTS or Data Trust Score is a measurability of the extent of data protection compliance of … Continue reading →

The notification from MeitY dated 16th June 2022 declaring the CBS system, RTGS System, NEFT System and the Structured Financial Messaging Server as protected systems and imposing the information security guidelines of 22nd May 2018 is a watershed moment in … Continue reading →

On 16th of June, 2022, the Government of India issued a Gazette Notification declaring some of the digitals assets of ICICI Bank as “Protected System” under Section 70 of ITA 2000. At present only a copy of the Gazette Notification … Continue reading →