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

Cloud Computing and ITA 2008

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Though “Cloud Computing” has been on discussion for the last 4 to 5 years, the rate of adoption is considered slower than expected. One of the main reasons is that during this period while there are new developments in the … Continue reading →

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Risk Assessment, the ISO maze

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Extensive promotion has made ISO 27001  the key recall when we think of “Risk Assessment”. No doubt ISO 27001 is the most popular ISMS framework. The fact that it lends itself to certification makes it attractive to organizations which want … Continue reading →

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HIPAA Final Rule 2013-Data Breach Notification

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Data Breach Notification (DBN) has been one of the most contentious issues of HIPAA regulations. Presently breach of unsecured protected information either at the Covered Entity or at the Business Associate entity needs to be reported to the affected individuals, … Continue reading →

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HIPAA Final Rule 2013-Definitions

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The HIPAA final rule 2013 made effective from March 26, 2013 makes a few important changes in the definitions. Firstly, the definition of “Business Associate” has been expanded to include “Patient Safety Organizations”.  Hence Health Information Organizations (HIO), E-Prescribing Gateways, and … Continue reading →

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HIPAA Final Rule 2013-Background

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

HIPAA Privacy and Security rules are covered under 1. The HIPAA Privacy Rule, (45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts A and E of Part 164,) 2. The HIPAA Security Rule,( 45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts A and C of Part … Continue reading →

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HIPAA Final Rules 2013- An Omnibus Rule

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The HIPAA Final Rules announced with effect from 26th March 2012 comprises of four final rules. Hence it is being referred as the “Omnibus Final Rule”. They are, 1.Final Modifications with improvements to the proposed rule of July 14, 2010 … Continue reading →

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