Monthly Archives: September 2015

Encryption is the Key to Information Security

The recent faux pas committed by the Department of IT, Government of India in publishing a half-baked policy as the “Draft National Encryption Policy” created a needless controversy on the topic of “Encryption Policy” itself and whether it was required or … Continue reading

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Enquiry Ordered on Encryption Policy Faux pas at Department of IT

The recent issue of a draft encryption policy caused acute embarrassment to the Government of India and had to be withdrawn almost instantly because of the immediate opposition it raised.  Commenting on its withdrawal,  we had suggested that an enquiry should … Continue reading

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Privacy in Doldrums-Adapting to the Information Age

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Indian Bar Association (IBA) organized a conference in Bangalore on 23rd September 2015 and discussed several aspects related to Privacy in the emerging Digital India. Eminent speakers from the industry participated … Continue reading

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Volkswagen fraud opens up debate on source code secrecy, audit and compliance issues

Information Security auditors are some times required to conduct a “Software Source Code audit” to find out if the software is reliable and does not have any malicious codes embedded there in which may violate the privacy of the user … Continue reading

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Innovative Cyber Crime by Volkswagen and a potential $18 billion hit

In a strange corporate offence committed by Volkswagen, 11 million cars are set to be recalled and the Company is set to face a penalty of around $37500 per car for failing the emission norms. The CEO obviously has resigned. … Continue reading

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National Encryption Policy withdrawn

According to latest information,  the Government has completely withdrawn the draft Encryption policy announced last week and put up for public comments. A new policy may be drafted and released in due course. Hopefully, this time it will consult the … Continue reading

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