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

17 years …The journey of naavi.org

I am suddenly reminded by linked in that today naavi.org completed 17 years of existence. I was woken up to this reality by the congratulatory messages sent by some of my friends. 17 years has been a long time and … Continue reading

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Bitcoin Technology entering Stock Markets in US

NASDAQ is reported to have started a pilot project to use Block Chain technology which is the foundation of all Virtual Currencies including the well known “Bitcoin”, for the trading of shares in the Pre-IPO stage. Some details are available … Continue reading

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A Sad Day for Judiciary.. at Madras High Court

There is a strange a set of developments that has been reported from Madras High Court which reflects a serious threat to the way people look at Judges. For records, I refer to the article “Judge Threatens Madras HC Chief … Continue reading

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Extent of Cyber Fraud related Loss in Indian Banks

In an answer given in the Parliament, the IT Minister, (based on RBI records) has reported  the following information on Cyber Frauds in Banks. Year No of cases(Card and Internet Banking) Amount (Rs Cr) 2011-12 10048 38 2012-13 8765 68 … Continue reading

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Cyber Law Vision 2018 for Digital India

Following is an article written prior to the Supreme Court judgement on Section 66A and the Net neutrality controversy. for one of the print magazines of a law College.  I welcome comments. Naavi   Cyber Law Vision-2018 By Naavi It … Continue reading

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TRAI follows the Free Speech Concept… Spammers rejoice!

It is unbelievable that TRAI could release more than 1 million email addresses of public on the Internet. But that is exactly what it has done and we are still trying to understand if it was an honest mistake or … Continue reading

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