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Conviction of an Intermediary is possible even before the real cyber criminal is traced.

It had been reported earlier that a Cyber Cafe owner in Pune was imprisoned for 15 days and fined for Rs 10000/-  under Section 67(C) of Information Technology Act 2000 as amended in 2008 (ITA2000/8). We now have a copy of … Continue reading

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

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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Reputation damage through Social Media..New Zealand passes new law

“Reputation Damage” is a concern of both Individuals or a Companies. The risk of “Reputation Damage” has increased with the growing influence of Internet and more particularly the social media such as Twitter and Facebook.  While the core objective of Twitter and … Continue reading

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

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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Conviction for Stalking in Maharashtra..Is it Cyber Stalking? or Physical Stalking?

A senior executive of a private company in Mumbai has been convicted for what is reported to be an offence of “Cyber Stalking” according to the media reports. (See this TOI report: First Cyber Case Conviction in Maharashtra). It is … Continue reading

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If NaMo is the CEO of Digital India.. who will be the CISO of Digital India?

The event on 1st July, 2015, in which our Prime Minister Modi launched the Digital India project along with the battery of industrialists was very very impressive. I suppose Mr Arnab Goswami and the Congress must be squirming within themselves … Continue reading

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