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

UNCITRAl Model law on ODR and ODR Global

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

ODR Global is a venture promoted by Naavi for online dispute resolution (ODR), and is made available through www.odrglobal.in. It is interesting to note that UNCITRAL is working on a model law on ODR and appears to be close to … Continue reading →

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“Yes…But” .. Are we all suffering from this syndrome?

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

As a consultant in the difficult area of “Cyber Dispute Risk Management” (More easily understood as Legal Compliance Consultancy),  I often encounter a situation where a Company appears fully in agreement with the need to  implement some suggestions made such … Continue reading →

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Dispute Risk Management… Being Prepared for the unexpected

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Every entrepreneur or businessman starts with an optimistic outlook that everything will be going as per plan. He enters into number of contracts thinking that the other party will always do what he has agreed to do. He will presume … Continue reading →

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At last, Government finds a Chair Person for Cyber Appellate Tribunal

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

In a reply to a PIL in Nagpur, the Government of India is reported to have indicated that a Chair Person has finally been appointed to the Cyber Appellate tribunal in Delhi. The incumbent is reportedly a retired judge from … Continue reading →

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David Coleman Headley deposition gives a boost to ODR Global

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi has been a long time advocate of the use of electronic means of communication in Judicial matters. Whenever we hear that accused escapes while in transit to a Court or see the enormous police force deployment just to bring … Continue reading →

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Cyber Robbers back with Carabanak attack

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Carbanak is one of the dreaded attacks which is reported to have been used to steal over $1 billion from the Banking systems since 2013. After a brief absence, security specialists now report that the attack is active once again. … Continue reading →

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