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

Security Awareness For every Computer buyer

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Government of India is suggesting that a security awareness brochure should be mandatorily inserted in every Computer/Mobile product package delivered to a customer. Report Though some have raised “logistic issues”, Naavi.org considers that the proposal is a move in the right direction. … Continue reading →

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Is DDOS a legitimate form of Protest?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Anonymous group which is known for several DDOS attacks around the world has petitioned  Mr Obama that DDOS should be recognized as a legitimate form of protest. The group has claimed that DDOS is not a form of “hacking” … Continue reading →

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Delhi Court issues summons to US Companies

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Delhi Metropolitan Magistrate Court has issued summons to 11 US based websites including Facebook and Google for promoting enmity and undermining national integrity. The MHA has been asked to serve the notices. Other websites who will be summoned include Orkut, … Continue reading →

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In US, SSN is being removed from Medicare records…

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

A bill is being passed in US to de-link Social Security Number from medicare ID cards. This is being pushed to avoid Medicare identity theft. Report The decision follows the observation that medicare security breaches are resulting in loss of … Continue reading →

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Dutch Responsible Disclosure Guideline..organizational responsibilites

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In continuation of the earlier posts, following are the obligations that the Dutch National Cyber Security Council has imposed on the owners of systems. According to the guidelines it is necessary for the organization to have a policy on” Responsible … Continue reading →

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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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