UAE implements new Cyber Crime Law in 20...

The UAE is the first country in the Middle East to implement such a wide-ranging cyber crime law. The new law has been introduced in response to increasing levels of cyber crime in the UAE, brought about by rapidly evolving technology and the growth of transactions conducted via the internet. The new law, which is built on the previous 2006 law, is far more comprehensive in its...

Power Grid failure in India, topic of Cy...

Power grid failure features in US lawmakers’ cyber law debate The US needs to learn lessons from the massive blackouts in India, top US lawmakers have said, pushing for the passage of a law on cyber security even though the Indian power crisis is not the result of any cyber-attack. “All one needs to do is look at what is going on in India today. There are no cyber...

Mumbai High Court passes first John Doe ...

Mumbai High Court passes an John Doe order against the piracy of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures film Gangs of Wasseypur releasing June 21, 2012. This is first of the kind order by Mumbai High Court, as previously such matters have been taken up by Delhi High Court only, on numerous occasions. Such an order will permit ISPs to block file sharing sites. More Details at LegallyIndia.com The...

Cyber Law News May 2012

Govt. to set up National Threat Intelligence Centre to fight cyber crime The Indian government is planning to set up a National Threat Intelligence Centre in view of rising cyber crimes such as identity theft, hacking, financial fraud, child pornography and corporate espionage. While launching a report on cyber security prepared by software industry body Nasscom, Home Minister P...

Domain Name Ownership & WHOIS Info

Do you own a domain ? If yes, then read on… A Domain Name has become an important asset for an organization, as it represents a business/brand name online and has a goodwill attached to it. So loosing it, especially after a number of years of use, may give you jitters for a lifetime ! When you get a website made by a Website Designing Company … it is necessary to have...

India-US sign MOU on deal with cyber cri...

India and US have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to fight cyber crime jointly by timely exchange of information between the Computer Emergencies Team of both Countries, namely Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). The agreement was signed by Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary for the US Department of...