Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Classification of documents before distribution is one of the important activities of data managers in organizations. The better part of Information Security lies in properly classifying a document and tagging them properly for every end user to understand what he … Continue reading →

Around 2003, the undersigned had come up with a solution named “Digital Value Imprinted Instrument System” (DVIIS). This was a “Brick and Click” solution to many of the problems of physical instruments which have a monetary value including “Currency”, “Stamps”, … Continue reading →

When a hosting company hosts user content, there is always a risk of the hosting company being charged for abetting the copyright infringement if any by the user. In India, intermediaries are subject to the “Due Diligence” requirement under Section … Continue reading →

One of my friends and a prominent Cyber Security specialist Dr Rakesh Goyal of Mumbai has released a valuable article on “Challenges for digital India“ a copy of which is available here. Dr Rakesh has brought out the many challenges … Continue reading →

CERT-IN has today released some advertisements in news papers reiterating the rules that require mandatory reporting of cyber incidents. The circular makes a reference to the notification dated 16th January, 2014 titled  “Information Technology (The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and Manner of … Continue reading →

The Indian Election Commission has been suggesting that the Government should initiate measures to ensure that funding of election parties is properly accounted so that black money transactions are reduced. The present Government of Mr Modi has also shown a … Continue reading →