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

3 Crores overdrawn on ATM cards

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

A customer of Vijayawada branch of Indian Overseas Bank is reported to have drawn over Rs 3 crores using his ATM debit card without having balances in his account. It is reported that a technical glitch prevented the debits made … Continue reading →

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New Andorid Malware

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

If you suddenly see a “Google Play” icon on your Androiod phone, beware that it could be the act of a new virus. If you click on the icon you may go the genuine Google Play store so that you … Continue reading →

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Need to reduce the age of attaining majority under law

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

In the Delhi gangrape case it is reported that one of the accused is a 17 year old boy. By virtue of being less than 18 years of age this person is expected to escape punishment that he rightly deserves. … Continue reading →

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Adverse effect of Computer Games on the society

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

The barbaric incidents of sexual violence seen in Delhi recently has raised a question on the effect of Bollywood, TV and Computer Games on the psyche of people and whether they are contributing to the growing violence and sexual assaults … Continue reading →

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Naming and Shaming of Rapists

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

After the gory gang rape in Delhi which has attracted unprecedented national attention, the Government of India which is directly in charge of the security of the National Capital, Delhi has announced that they will start a national database of … Continue reading →

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Hackers hold Australian Health records hostage

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

A group of Russian hackers are reportedly holding medical records of an Australian Clinic hostage and demanding a ransom of Australian $400 million. The cyber criminals hacked into the server of the clinic and encrypted the records and demanding ransom … Continue reading →

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