Category Archives: Cyber Law

Supreme Court to consider PIL for regulatory framework for Cyber Crime

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Based on a writ petition [Dilipkumar Tulsidas Shah v. Union of India, W.P. (C) 97/2013] filed an industrialist based in Pune, who was arrested for an alleged cyber crime, the Supreme Court has on Friday issued notice to the Central … Continue reading →

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Jharkhand Police introduces “Responsible Disclosure”

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Jharkhand Police appears to have taken some steps on Cyber Security which are very innovative and a model for other states. They have set up a “Cyber Defense Research Center” (CDRC) as a joint initiative of the State Government and … Continue reading →

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New RBI guidelines on IS Vs Damodaran Committee

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

RBI has been advising Banks from time to time on the information security in Banks. It was immediately after the ITA 2000 was notified in 2000 that RBI set out to first formulate its guidelines for cyber law compliant information … Continue reading →

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New RBI guidelines on E Banking security..contd

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

This is in continuation of the previous article on the new guidelines of RBI on E Banking security issued on February 28, 2013. Apart from the card related security measures covered in the previous article, the RBI circular also touches … Continue reading →

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RBI issues new guidelines for E Banking security

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi.org has been pointing out that RBI appears to have a dual character when it comes to policy implementation. There are one set of executives probably closer to retirement but occupying the top echelons of RBI who are still oriented … Continue reading →

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Sec 66A abused again

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Kerala Police have joined the bandwagon of Section 66A abusers by booking 111 persons for comments on Facebook. This is in respect of a Facebook comment made by one person and shared by other 110 persons regarding Mr P.J.Kurien who … Continue reading →