Jasjit’s Cyberoughts

Unfortunately the amendment does not address privacy issues and does not have any specific guidelines for protection of personal information by various service providers and agencies.

I am disturbed by the fact that government can intercept computer communication for any kind of crime where as letters and telephones may be intercepted and monitored Read more »

End point security is one of the biggest network security challenges that IT departments of most organizations are grappling with today. We have a variety of client security solutions available in the market. Most of them are very comprehensive. However, they are pretty complex to implement and manage. Since IT department may not have full control over the terminals that users may be using to connect to the company network Read more »

Traditionally, information security has been handled by deploying technology solutions and through information technology management and governance processes. Rarely, has any organization looked at this subject as an extension of overall business and as a contributor to bottom line by assessing and managing information security related risks proactively.

Most of the professionals handling information security for various organizations are either technology professionals or from similar background. The success of an information security program Read more »

Last week, one of my very close friends called me for an advise on something strange and disturbing. He received a call from a lawyer representing his mobile telephone service provider informing him that he was required to appear before a court in Delhi for a hearing, as he had not paid his telephone bill. He was also informed that he was not traceable for last  one and half years and hence court summons could not be served. Read more »