Cyber Crime and Cyber Security in India

 Cyber Crime and Cyber Security in India

• National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant recently made the following observations on Cyber Crimes in India:
• Cybercrimes in India caused a Rs 1.25 trillion loss in 2019.
• Cyber threats will continue to increase as the country starts developing smart cities and rolling out 5G network, among other initiatives.
• There are only a few Indian companies who are making some of the cybersecurity products and there is a big vacuum in the sector.
• So, a dedicated industry forum for cybersecurity should be set up to develop trusted indigenous solutions to check cyber attacks.

Steps were taken by the Government to spread awareness about cybercrimes:

• Online cybercrime reporting portal has been launched to enable complainants to report complaints pertaining to Child Pornography/Child Sexual Abuse Material, rape/gang rape imageries or sexually explicit content.
• A scheme for establishment of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has been established to handle issues related to cybercrime in the country in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.
• Establishment of National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) for protection of critical information infrastructure in the country.
• All organizations providing digital services have been mandated to report cybersecurity incidents to CERT-In expeditiously.
• Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre) has been launched for providing detection of malicious programmes and free tools to remove such programmes.
• Formulation of the Crisis Management Plan for countering cyber attacks and cyber-terrorism.

What needs to be done ahead?

• Regularly issue alerts/advisories,l.
• Capacity building/training of law enforcement personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers.
• Improving cyber forensics facilities etc.
• Speed up the investigation.
• Finally, ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Constitution of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their law enforcement machinery.

Source: The Hindu