2. CYBERCRIMEANDITS TYPES
• WHAT IS CYBER CRIME?
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF COMPUTERS OR THE
INTERNET.
• WHAT ARE THE TYPES?
1. HACKING.
2. THEFT.
3. CYBER STALKING.
4. IDENTITY THEFT.
5. MALICIOUS SOFTWARE.
6. CHILD SOLICITING AND ABUSE.
3. CATERGORIES
• CYBER CRIMES ARE BROADLY CATEGORIZED INTO THREE
CATEGORIES, NAMELY CRIME AGAINST -
1. INDIVIDUAL
2. PROPERTY
3. SOCIETY
4. ORGANISATION &
5. GOVERNMENT.
4. CAUSES
1. EASY EARNING BUSINESS.
2. ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE INFORMATION OF
INDIVIDUAL AND GOVERNMENT.
3. PASSION OF TEENAGERS.
4. TO TAKE REVENGE.
7. CYBER CRIMEININDIA
• THE MAJORITY OF THE CYBER CRIMES ARE CENTERED ON FORGERY, FRAUD AND
PHISHING.
• INDIA IS THE THIRD MOST TARGETED COUNTRY FOR CYBER ATTACKS AFTER US AND UK.
• 4 IN 5 ONLINE ADULTS HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF CYBER CRIME
• AVERAGELY 14350 WEBSITE DEFACEMENTS ARE FOUND EVERY YEAR.
• INDIA IS THE NUMBER ONE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD FOR GENERATING SPAM.
9. THE IT ACT
• The Information Technology Act, 2000 Is An Act Of The indian parliament Notified On 17 October 2000.
• It Is Also Known As IT ACT.
• It Can Be Against : Individual, Organisation Or Society At Large.
• Many Amendments Are Made Till Now.
10. CYBER SECURITY
• India Has No Dedicated Cyber Security Regulation Framed Under The Information Technology
Act 2000.
• National Cyber Security Policy Of India 2013 : Remained Ineffective And Non-implementable.
• Indian Cyber Security Policy : Failed In Protecting Civil Liberties & Privacy Rights.
• Cyber Security Of India : Grossly Weak With No Legal Obligation For Cyber Security.
12. USE OFSOCIAL WEBSITE/APPS
• CASE RELATED TO YAKUB MENON’S ARREST
Salman had tweeted, “Get tiger, hang him. Parade him not his brother’’.
• MUMBAI GIRLS JAILED AFTER FACEBOOK POST ABOUT BAL
THACKERAY WHICH 'HURT RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS‘.
Shaheen had reportedly written on her Facebook wall that "People like Thackeray are born and die
daily, and one should not observe a 'bandh' for that".