Category Archives: Cyber Crime
New Bank Licences-Make Cyber Crime Insurance Mandatory
The applications received by RBI for new Bank licenses and the possible political push for issue of licenses before the next elections have raised a serious concern in the market that undeserving companies with political connections may some how make … Continue reading
Hong Kong Government accuses US Government of hacking
The controversy surrounding the PRISM program of US Government under which the US intelligence agency intercepted the communication of billions of foreigners assumed a twist today with the Hong Kong Government accusing the US Government virtually of hacking. The whistleblower … Continue reading
IT Secretary Maharashtra creates history
Mr Rajesh Aggarwal, IT Secretary of Maharashtra has created a history by his landmark judgement in a case of an ex-employee hacking into his former employer’s systems to provide a wrongful gain to his new employer. Such cases are common … Continue reading
Cyber Crime Insurance getting attention
Naavi has been highlighting the need for Indian Banks to obtain Cyber Crime Insurance as suggested by RBI in 2001 and ensure that customers are spared from the phishing liabilities. However Banks have been generally reluctant under the ground that … Continue reading
Plight of Cyber Crime Victims in Karnataka
The plight of Cyber Crime victims of Karnataka has been brought out in an article which appeared in New Indian Express Today. See the article here The article provides the background of the dispute which has also been explained in … Continue reading
Data Breach Costs in India
A study by Symantec and Ponemon institute on “Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis-2013” has provided some interesting insights into the efficacy of information security and consequences of data breach. The study covers data breach incidents which occurred in … Continue reading