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

New Version of Android Virus hits India

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

It is reported that a new version of the Android virus “selfmite” has appeared in the wild. The virus sends SMS messages to all the contacts with a hyper link which if clicked will install a malicious app. Details are … Continue reading →

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Concurrent Civil and Criminal Cases

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Recently, I came across an article on the web discussing how a criminal conviction or trial proceedings can produce evidence for a civil compensation. (Related Article). This was regarding a proceeding in Canada. The points raised here appeared to be … Continue reading →

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Union Law Ministry remembers Cyber Appellate Tribunal

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Today’s Indian Express surprisingly carried an article titled “Crash Course in Cyber Laws for Tech-Savvy Judiciary” in which the forgotten institution called “Cyber Appellate Tribunal” was remembered. The article speaks of the growing Cyber Crime risks in the country and … Continue reading →

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I call for an “All India Cyber Law Awareness Movement”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

In another regrettable incident, a talented young person from Patna who was earlier praised by none other than Dr Abdul Kalam for his technical skills has been arrested now for a criminal activity. The 25 year old tech genius by … Continue reading →

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“International City Zone” scheme suggested to address US investor’s concerns

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Many of the journalists interviewing prospective investors in US have been suggesting that investor’s are concerned about the laws in India some of which are archaic (eg labour and land laws) and some are whimsical (retrospective taxation). Investors are also … Continue reading →

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Will RuPay challenge VISA/Master and be a Global Brand?

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

The JanDhan Yojana recently launched by the Modi Government has created an unexpected shakeup in the card markets at least in the Indian geographical boundaries. Under the scheme which is mainly intended to bring a large population of low income … Continue reading →

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