Due Diligence in Cyber World
In today’s world, as companies and legal entities are doing more and more business on the Information Highway and in Cyber Space, it is but natural that any company may come within the ambit and wide definition of an "Intermediary". Thus, it becomes more important for them to ensure that they do not expose themselves to potential legal risk and consequences. In today’s electronic environment, it is very difficult to predict as to what legal challenges any Company or Corporation or Organization is going to face in the coming times. It is better to be prepared in facing such potential legal challenges, in case if any company or legal entity qualifies as a "network service provider" or "Intermediary" with in the meaning of Information Technology Act 2000, as amended by the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008.
Cyber Due Diligence refers to the process of complying with all the parameters that the existing law has mandated pertaining to generation, transmission, sending, receipt, retention and preservation of electronic records on computer systems and computer networks.
Cyber Due Diligence is the urgent crying need of the hour. This is all the more relevant in India because the law in India has got certain specific responsibilities for due diligence for all legal entities which are doing business activities using computers, computer systems, computer networks, communication devices as also data and information in the electronic form.
Cyber Due Diligence acts as an umbrella for ensuring your safety and preservation of your legal interests, should you be sued for third party data or information on your network or due to your non-compliance with the mandatory requirements of law.
Cyber Due Diligence is also the backup which any company could rely upon, in the event it is slapped with any litigation, in the event it faces potential criminal consequences and ramifications for activities done on its computers, computer systems and computer networks.
Cyber Due Diligence is your protective armour of the current age, ensuring that your legal entity has got reasonable legal grounds to argue and stand upon in order to defend your legal interests, in the event of your legal entity being sued for civil and criminal consequences.
Cyber Due Diligence is the protective gear which any company, corporation on legal entity must wear, when it is dealing with business done using computers, computer systems, computer networks, communication devices as also data and information in electronic form.
This website is targeted at all legal entities which come within the ambit of the term "intermediary" and "network service providers". Today a variety of different stakeholders have got various business operations which could put them in the unique capacity of an "intermediary" or "network service provider". In case if your company is an "intermediary" or "network service provider", Cyber DueDdiligence becomes the urgent need and medicine that your company needs to take in order to protect itself from unwarranted exposure to potential legal ramifications, both civil and criminal.
Cyber Due Diligence aims to assist your organization in the exercise and implementation of appropriate due diligence within your respective organization.
