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

ISO-9: Annexe A Controls-1

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Vijayashankar Na

We have so far discussed ISO 27001-2022 in several articles ISO-1 to 7 and summarised ISO 27701 in article ISO-8. Let us now continue our discussions to cover the 93 controls which are part of Annexe A of ISO 27001-: … Continue reading →

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DPDPB 2023 version to be Tabled in Parliament

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Vijayashankar Na

The Government has now disclosed the report of the Standing Committee on IT on DPDPB 2022. With this it appears that the bill may finally be tabled in the Parliament probably tomorrow or soon after. The version of the Bill … Continue reading →

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CJI Mr Chandrachud should respond to Badri Seshadri Arrest

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Vijayashankar Na

A few days back honourable Chief Justice of India made a statement addressing the Government of India….”Take appropriate action…or else we will have to take action…”. The concern was well appreciated since the incident was disgusting. Similar incidents happened earlier … Continue reading →

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Courts can be Crazy

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Vijayashankar Na

Recently two judgements were reported from abroad one on a Canadian Court considering the Emoji Thumbs up as a digital signature, another where a victim of an identity theft was adjudged guilty of Trademark infringement. To this I would like … Continue reading →

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New Draft Data Protection Bill DPDPB 2023 released

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Vijayashankar Na

The new draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 as to be tabled in the Parliament has been released by the Standing Committee on IT headed by Shiv sena MP Mr Prataprao Jhadav. A Copy of the bill … Continue reading →

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ISO-8: ISO 27701

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Vijayashankar Na

ISO 27701 was published on August 6, 2019 as an extension of ISO 27001:2013. It was a framework for management of Privacy of Personal data and included requirements for Privacy Risk Assessment, Privacy Impact Assessment, Data Protection Impact assessment and … Continue reading →

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