Classification of offences under the Information Technology Law

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, Law PGD (Cyber), CFE (USA) Classification of offences under the Information Technology Law Whether an offence other than those prescribed under the Indian Penal Code i.e. special acts is cognizable/bailable or otherwise has to be decided in accordance with the specific provision, if any, under the special act in question. In [...]

A Birds eye view of the proposed amendment to the ITA

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, PGD (Cyber Law), ACFE (USA) The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006 seeks to amend the Information Technology Act, 2000. Technology neutral (Section 15): The welcome step in the proposed amendment is the attempt to make the ITA as technological neutral by defining the concept of “Electronic Signatures” within which the existing [...]

The use of Internet Technology- A threat to the Hospitality Industry

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, PGD (Cyber Law), ACFE (USA) The use of the Internet for communicating and transacting with customers has been growing rapidly in the worldwide tourism & hotel industry. There has been rapid increase in the online booking in the hospitality & tourism industry (e.g., e-booking of hotel/motel rooms, airline tickets, travel packages [...]

Phishing- The Internet Age Crime

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, PGD (Cyber Law), ACFE (USA) The media runs stories on an almost daily basis covering the latest bank to have their customers targeted and how many victims succumbed to the attack. It may be you too. Suppose, one day you open your email, and found a weird looking mail, something phisy! [...]

Email Communication “ A Threat To The Corporate Confidential Database

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, PGD (Cyber Law), ACFE (USA) The internet has now become an essential business communication resource in the corporate world. Email has revolutionized how the corporate world communicates. Now more than 50 % of all business communications occur electronically. The email as a corporate communication tool has replaced memos, faxes and couriers [...]