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

No Arrests under Section 66A without prior approval of higher officers

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Supreme Court on has said that no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without taking prior permission from senior police officials. Details here: http://m.timesofindia.com/india/No-arrest-for-posts-on-social-sites-without-senior-cops-nod-Supreme-Court-says/articleshow/20082102.cms?intenttarget=no Naavi

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Axis Bank Files Writ petition against Adjudicator of Karnataka

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In an interesting development in Bangalore, Axis Bank which is a business client of the Government of Karnataka for e Governance payment system management  has filed a writ petition against the Principal Secretary IT and BT of the Government of … Continue reading →

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$100 million stolen every day on the Internet

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent $45 million ATM fraud has attracted the attention across the globe for the ingenuity and global coordination of criminals that it represents. However it is good for people to realize that experts believe that this was only a … Continue reading →

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Card Related Frauds and EMV Cards

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent Great E Banking Fraud in which $45 million was withdrawn in cash through ATMs after modifyng card data in the back end systems has triggered a fresh debate on how the security can be improved in card usage. … Continue reading →

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Break the Back of Bank Frauds

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Great E Bank Robbery in which US$ 45 million (Rs 250 crores) was drawn in cash in about 40000 fraudulent withdrawals spread over 12 and half hours on two different days, across 27 countries is an eye opener to … Continue reading →

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INCERT to conduct enquiries on Great E Bank Robbery

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

As referred to in our earlier post on the $45 million Global Card fraud, IN CERT is reportedly conducting an enquiry on the security breach alleged to have occurred at the two card processing companies in India. . In the … Continue reading →

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