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

IN-CRA: Need for integration of Private Sector into the Unified Command Structure

(Continued) In continuation of our discussions on the IN-CRA act, the next big hurdle we need to tackle is bringing  about the integration of the private sector into this initiative. The Private sector is important for Cyber Resilience since the … Continue reading

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IN-Cyber Resilience Act… Where should it start

(Continued from previous Post) India already has a National Cyber Security Policy 2013. In 2020, DSCI also brought out an updated suggested Cyber Security Strategy 2020. Karnataka also published a Karnataka State  Cyber Security policy 2024. Earlier Tamil Nadu had … Continue reading

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What should be the focus of Indian Cyber Resilience Act?

(Continued) The DPDPA 2023 is now put  on track and the  Indian Personal Data Eco system is preparing itself to adopt the obligations under the Act. In the meantime, the issue of “Securing” the Cyber Space which consists of non … Continue reading

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EU Cyber Resilience Act could trigger another Compliance drive for Tech Exporters

India has just signed two important trade deals. One the mother of all deals with EU and now the father of all deals with USA.  Additionally the budget has also provided some push to exporters of tech products Both may … Continue reading

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Blockchain Technology in Healthcare

Healthcare industry in India is increasingly exploring the use of Blockchain technology for managing Electronic health Records. Blockchain, Smart Contracts and AI are the new technologies that the industry is trying to adopt as they move ahead. At the same … Continue reading

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TCS as a Consent Manager?..Why Can’t be an NGO like Spastic Society of Karnataka?

There are two rumours/news-plants that are running in the media about DPDPA Rules. They are a) Government may accelerate the time line for implementation from 18 months to 12 months in some respects. b) TCS is likely to apply for … Continue reading

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