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

Free CEAC support for Ethical Hackers reporting vulnerabilities

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

I refer to the earlier post where the Disclosure guidelines for Ethical Hackers suggested by the Government of Netherlands when they observe vulnerabilities. (The original Dutch version guideline is available here:: English Version) One of the suggestions made there in … Continue reading →

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The Dilemma of Advertising on Internet

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Advertisements on the Internet are increasingly attracting attention of the public. No doubt that advertisers using innovative advertising techniques are mainly responsible for this attention. But a news about a French ISP blocking advertisements by default through its routers has … Continue reading →

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Guidelines For Ethical Hackers

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Netherlands Government has issued guidelines for “Ethical hackers” who discover vulnerabilities for reporting the vulnerabilities. According to the guidelines a person who discovers the vulnerability should report it directly to the owner of the system in a confidential manner. … Continue reading →

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Hacking of Government websites lead to losses..

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

It is well known that websites of Government of India hosted at NIC are not adequately protected against cyber attacks. It has now been admitted that “The defacement and hacking of government websites have not only brought to the fore … Continue reading →

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Anonymity promotes democratic debates…study

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

A study of You Tube Videos has been presented by Mr Nn Laeeq Khan of the Michigan State University has thrown up a interesting thoughts on the “role of Anonymity” in online socializing. In the background of Internet Censorship controversies … Continue reading →

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Is this a part of a Nigerian Scam?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Recovery of US$5 billion worth US treasury papers in the custody of one Mr Ramalingam of Coimbatore by IT authorities has raised doubts whether these could be part of the Nigerian Scam proceeds that Mr Ramalingam might have received. There … Continue reading →

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