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

Data Valuation Methods-3

Continued We have discussed the different data valuation methods which were discussed by the Australian economists Moody and Walsh in our previous post. The first step in data valuation in an organization starts with creation of the Data Inventory. Then … Continue reading

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Data Valuation Methods…2

Continued In developing a DGPSI-Data Valuation framework in support of DGPSI-Full version, let us now explore some globally prevailing thoughts on Data Valuation. In 1999, two Australian researchers Daniel L Moody and Peter Walsh published a paper  “Measuring the value … Continue reading

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Data Valuation Methods-1

P.S: This is a continuation of a series of articles on Data Valuation.  Discussing Data Valuation is mixed up with Data Monetization and could cause serious conflicts with the concept of Privacy and Data Protection. These are ignored   in the … Continue reading

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“Measure your data, Treasure your data” A movement for the year 2026

The DGPSI (Data Governance and Protection Standard of India) as a framework for DPDPA Compliance adopted the Principle that Data as an asset must be recognized with monetary value which should also be rendered visible. Accordingly, one of the implementation … Continue reading

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Digital Arrest Scam… Open Letter to the Supreme Court

To The Chief Justice of India Honourable Supreme Court New Delhi From: Naavi (Na.Vijayashankar) Cyber Law and Data Protection Consultant Founder: www.naavi.org 31st December 2025 Dear Sir As a person following Cyber Laws in India since 1998, I am happy … Continue reading

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Data Valuation as a Service

Under DGPSI as the framework of Data Governance and Protection for compliance of DPDPA 2023, it is suggested that every organization should ideally be able to recognize a “Financial Value” for its data assets. DGPSI recommends “Identification of the financial … Continue reading

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