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

Banking Licenses and Public Sector aspirants

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The list of 26 new Banking license aspirants provide an interesting contrast and a challenge to RBI to ensure that the long term Banking policies set by RBI will be adequately served by the right choice of licensees. Initially, it … Continue reading →

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New Banking License-Let’s Remember Gandhian Principles of Banking

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Reserve Bank of India has released the list of 26 Banking license applicants who have sought licences under the new licenses to be released. The list of aspirants is as follows. 1. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., Mumbai. 2. Bajaj Finserv … Continue reading →

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Norton Estimate 4.2 crore cyber crime victims in India each year

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

According to Norton’s “Internet Security Threat” report, India has 4.2 crore Cyber Crime victims in 2012. (Report in Business Standard). According to the report, the total cost of Cyber Crimes globally is US$110 billion( approx: Rs 6,60,000 crores) of which … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Government accuses US Government of hacking

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The controversy surrounding the PRISM program of US Government under which the US intelligence agency intercepted the communication of billions of foreigners assumed a twist today with the Hong Kong Government accusing the US Government virtually of hacking. The whistleblower … Continue reading →

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IT Secretary Maharashtra creates history

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Mr Rajesh Aggarwal, IT Secretary of Maharashtra has created a history by his landmark judgement in a case of an ex-employee hacking into his former employer’s systems to provide a wrongful gain to his new employer. Such cases are common … Continue reading →

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Cyber Crime Insurance getting attention

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi has been highlighting the need for Indian Banks to obtain Cyber Crime Insurance as suggested by RBI in 2001 and ensure that customers are spared from the phishing liabilities. However Banks have been generally reluctant under the ground that … Continue reading →

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