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

Problem of Near Field Communication in Credit Cards

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

It has been reported by BBC that in a Marks and Spencer outlet it was observed that when one customer was trying to swipe his card for payment, the POS recorded the transaction by picking up card data from another card which … Continue reading →

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Another Great E Banking Robbery Could destroy our Banking system

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent Bank Fraud in Mumbai in which an amount of Rs 2.41 crores was transferred out of RPG group’s account with Yes Bank coming close on the heels of US$45 million Card fraud in USA should raise the concerns … Continue reading →

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Companies should shun RTGS accounts

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent fraud in Mumbai where Rs 2.41 crore was siphoned off from RPG group’s account through RTGS is a repetition of many such frauds which are happening on a regular basis in India. While we continue to debate that Banks are … Continue reading →

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Karnataka High Court needs to take note

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Karnataka High Court has recently stopped the Karnataka Adjudicator from discharging his duty as an Adjudicator of Karnataka by granting a stay of proceedings on a petition of Axis Bank  Vs Gujarat PtroSynthese Ltd complaint. This decision has been given … Continue reading →

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Allahabad High Court issues notice to MIT on Grievance Redressal Officer

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Under the rules framed under Section 79 of ITA 2008, it is necessary for all web sites operating in India to declare the name and contact details of the “Grievance Redressal Officer”. It is obvious that many websites/intermediaries have not … Continue reading →

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ITA 2008 may be up for review

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

It is reported that the MCIT has set up a committee to consider if it is feasible to integrate Indian Telegraph Act, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, the Information Technology Act. into a single comprehensive … Continue reading →

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