Rohas Nagpal
Introduction
6, Rajas, Pashan Road,
Pune 411008, INDIA
Tel: 91 20 5890894 / 95
Email: rn@asianlaws.org
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President, Asian School of Cyber Laws,
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Senior Partner, TechJuris Law Consultants,
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Chief Consultant at Cyber Shield Information System Assurances Pvt.
Ltd. INDIA
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Visiting faculty in Technology Law with various law colleges and
Universities.
I advise the Karnataka, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra police on legal and
technical issues relating to cyber crime investigation.
Experience
I have been working in the field of information security since 1990. My role has
extended to but not been limited to providing training and consultancy,
implementing information security systems and designing security policies.
In addition to information security, my area of specialization includes
technology law and cyber forensics.
Seminars &
training
programs
conducted
For corporates
I have conducted several training programs and seminars on Cyber law,
Information security and Digital Signatures for employees of companies like
Finolex Industries Ltd., Mahindra British Telecom (MBT), Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS), Patni Computer Systems Ltd., Cognizant, Facor, Thermax,
Mastek Limited, Microline, Satyam, Bit-Tech, Datamatics, Growel Softech Pvt.
Ltd., Iopsis Software, VAIDS, Synel, Resonance Knowledge Centre, Kanbay,
Rishabh Software, Seed Infotech, NIIT, Delphi Computech and Concourse
International.
For Government Organizations
I have been a consultant faculty for various government organizations like
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),
National Informatics Centre (NIC), National Stock Exchange (NSE), Center for
Development of Advance Computing (CDAC), the Stock Holding Corporation
of India Limited (SHCIL), YASHADA (Maharashtra Government Dept. Training)
and members of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
For the police
Conducted several training programs and seminars on Cyber law, Computer
Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigation for National Police Academy (NPA),
the premier training academy for the Indian Police Service, the Police
departments of States of Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
For educational institutions
Conducted several training seminars on Cyber Laws and Intellectual Property
issues for educational institutions including Sri Venkateswara University
(Tirupati), ILS Law College (Pune), Government Law College (Mumbai),
VAMNICOM, Pune, Y C Law College (Pune), V. M. Salgaocar Law College
(Goa), and Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies (Bangalore).
Cyber crime
investigation
Have advised and assisted in investigations into several cyber crimes including
email based crimes, source code thefts, hacking, banking frauds etc.
The major cases include the 2001 operation mounted by the Cyber Crime
Police Station, Bangalore to recover source code valued at more than Rs 7.5
crore (USD $ 1.5 million) and the Rs 2000 crore (USD $ 400 million) fake
stamp paper racket investigated by the Pune Police in 2002-03.
Major
Presentations
Made a presentation on "Indian Legal position on Cyber Terrorism, Encryption
and preventive measures" on behalf of the Karnataka Police for Otto Schily,
Interior Minister, Federal Republic of Germany.
Educational
Programs
Visiting faculty for Digital Signatures (technical and legal issues), Cyber
Forensics and Cyber Crime for the cyber law related educational programs
conducted by Nagpur University, ILS Law College (Pune), Bangalore Institute
of Legal Studies (Bangalore) and Asian School of Cyber Laws.
Publications
Papers
“Role of Internet Service Providers in Cyber Crime Investigation - white paper
prepared for the Cyber Crime Police Station, Bangalore, India, January, 2003.
“Cyber Terrorism – A Global Perspective” – Paper presented at the Second
World Congress on Informatics and Law held at Madrid, Spain from 23 rd - 27th
September.
“Cyber Terrorism in the context of Globalisation” – Paper presented at the
UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Globalization and Human Rights” held
on 7th - 8th September at Mumbai, India.
"Defining Cyber Terrorism" - paper submitted at the National Seminar on
Human Rights and Terrorism on 9 and 10 March 2002 at Nagpur, India.
"The mathematics of terror" - paper submitted at the National Seminar on
Human Rights and Terrorism on 9 and 10 March, 2002 at Nagpur, India.
"Legislative Approach to Digital Signatures" - paper presented at the First
World Congress on Computer Law organized at Ecuador, October, 2001.
"Legislative Approach to Digital Signatures" - paper presented at the
International Law Seminar organized by ISIL at New Delhi, India in October,
2001.
"Internet Time Theft & The Indian Law" - white paper prepared for the Corps of
Detectives, Karnataka Police, September 2001.
Internet Drafts
“Biometric based Digital Signature scheme”
Books
"Cyber Crime Investigation Manual" - a manual for investigation of cyber
crimes and the search and seizure procedures involved. Special editions for
Karnataka, Goa and Gujarat police.
Course material
Headed the team that designed the course material for the cyber law courses
conducted by Nagpur University, ILS Law College (Pune), Bangalore Institute
of Legal Studies (Bangalore) and Asian School of Cyber Laws.
Headed the team that designed the Certified Cyber Crime Investigator course
specially designed for the Goa Police.
Miscellaneous
"The Case concerning Cyber Terrorism" - Compromis for Philip C. Jessup
International Law Moot Court Competition, 2002.
Numerous articles on Information Security, Technology Law, E-Security, PKI
and related legal issues for newspapers, magazines and web sites.
Academic
and
Professional
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Commerce, University of Pune, April' 93
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Costs and Works Accountant (Intermediate), The Institute of Costs and
Works Accountant of India, February 1993
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Diploma in Taxation Laws, University of Pune, April' 98
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Bachelor of Laws, University of Pune, April 1999
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Diploma in Housing Laws, IALS, Pune, October 1999
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Licentiate, Insurance Institute of India, April 2000
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General course on Intellectual Property, World Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO), 2002