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

Cryptolocker Extortion.. How to protect?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Of the many viruses that haunt us, the virus that encrypts our own files so that we have to pay a ransom to recover them is one of the most annoying. While this could be considered as a malware like … Continue reading →

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Time to question safety of ATMs?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

So far we have been debating the cyber crime risks associated with ATMs and the need for Banks to assume responsibility. However today an incident in Bangalore has changed the perspective completely and throwing up basic questions on whether at … Continue reading →

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Naavi adresses at Mahajana, Mysore

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi who is an alumni of Mahajana High School, Mysore addressed a group of Mahajana Alumni members and members of public on Saturday, the 16th November 2013 on Cyber Crimes and what public needs to do to protect themselves from … Continue reading →

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Quick Action By Police Recovers Bank fraud proceeds

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Quick action by Police in Ahmedabad helped a Bank customer recover Rs 18 lakhs lost out of a phishing attack. Refer Article in TOI The incident highlights how quick action by Police and the Bank can reduce/eliminate the losses in … Continue reading →

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From CAPTCHA to GOTCHA?

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Internet  users are familiar with the CAPTCHA system of identifying website users where the users will be presented with a picture which is humanly readable but difficult for a machine to read. When CAPTCHA is used in this manner the website … Continue reading →

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Will the CM of Karnataka respond?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Continuing the relentless effort to restore the availability of Judicial support to the Cyber Crime victims of India, the undersigned has recently written a letter to the Chief Minister of Karnataka namely Mr Siddaramaiah. This is the fourth time the … Continue reading →

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