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

Raghuram Rajan exits.. Media starts its games once again.

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

The media including the otherwise respected Economic Times and CNBC TV  all predicted dooms day for Indian economy if Rajan is not given a second term. It was funny to observe that even Mr Narayana Murthy of Infosys made a … Continue reading →

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Hacking may be your passion… Are you making it a gate pass to Jail?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi.org has time and again warned security specialists about bragging about their hacking exploits on the web. On August 25, 2010, Naavi.org had brought to the notice of public how a senior software professional from Hyderabad working in a leading … Continue reading →

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Will Cooperative Banks be a Security hole in the Indian Banking industry?

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent developments in RBI with the issue of “Cyber Security Guidelines” on June 2, 2016 and formation of an IT Subsidiary which apart from overseeing the internal IT operations will guide the regulated Banks also has created a renewed … Continue reading →

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The Mystery Land of Cyber Insurance-3: Who should get Cyber Insurance Cover?

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi  has been an advocate of Cyber Insurance for a long long time. However, the market seems to be dragging its feet either because the insurance companies are too scared to touch the unknown risks involved or the insurance seekers … Continue reading →

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The mystery land of Cyber Insurance-2: What is Cyber Insurance?

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi along with some of his friends embarked upon a Cyber Insurance Status study in India titled “India Cyber Insurance Survey 2015”. Some aspects of this survey has been briefly referred to on this site earlier. Now based on the … Continue reading →

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ITA 2008 compliance guidelines for Matrimonial Websites

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

An Advisory has been issued by deity on ITA 2008 compliance requirements by matrimonial websites. It is well known that matrimonial websites are “Intermediaries” under ITA 2008 and the guidelines already issued under Section 79A for “Due Diligence”are applicable. Such … Continue reading →

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