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

Reputation damage through Social Media..New Zealand passes new law

“Reputation Damage” is a concern of both Individuals or a Companies. The risk of “Reputation Damage” has increased with the growing influence of Internet and more particularly the social media such as Twitter and Facebook.  While the core objective of Twitter and … Continue reading

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Farmer’s Suicides.. lessons for Digital India Managers

The vagaries of weather are a risk that Indian farmers need to manage as part of their life. Those who cannot face problems in the form of inability to repay farm loans taken from the loan sharks in the village. … Continue reading

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Should IRCTC obtain Cyber Insurance?

Naavi.org has in the past discussed the information security issues from the consumer perspective in the IRCTC website and demanded suitable security audits. It is good to note that it has now been reported that STQC is conducting an information … Continue reading

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Why ITA 2008 Compliance enhances Insurability?

It is one of the established principles of Insurance that when the Insurance Company pays a claim, it does make its efforts to recover its loss in whatever manner possible. When the loss has been caused on account of a … Continue reading

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Is Domain Name an Insurable Asset?

Ever since Internet became a key channel of contact with prospective customers for a business entity, domain Names have become an important identifier that enables this customer connect.  Today, a domain name is the most important element of “Brand building”. … Continue reading

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If there is a “Glassdoor Attack” on my company, am I covered by Cyber Insurance?

Indian Companies are facing a new kind of reputation attack by  disgruntled employees posting defamatory messages through companies such as Glassdoor who have built a business model around monetizing the disgruntlement of employees.  The essence of this model is to … Continue reading

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