A Case Study on Defending against Cyber Crimes

Abstract

Cyber terrorism is the premeditated, politically motivated assault on information, computer systems, computer programmes, and data that results in violence against property, the government, and the general populace. In the age of globalisation, the use of steganography as a form of internet terrorist communication – Red Fort case, E-mail threats in Taj Mahal case, and Supreme Court E-mail Threat case. The use of the internet by terrorists to organise and execute the September 11 World Trade Centre attack reflects the current state of affairs and provides the answer to the question, "Is the internet the new boon or bane of science?"In India, cyber laws prohibit any crime committed with the aid of technology, where a computer is a tool for cybercrime. Cybercrime rules prevent citizens from sharing sensitive information with strangers online. Since the establishment of cyber laws in India, the IT Act 2000 was enacted in 2000 and updated in 2008 to cover all sorts of cyber offences in India. Without a doubt, India's Cyber security or Cyber laws give protection against cybercrime. However, prevention is always preferable to treatment.Cyber law and cyber crimes have also become more complicated in today's technologically advanced society. Internet and technology were developed for research purposes and to make human life easier, but as the number of people using the internet in India expanded, the necessity for Cyber Laws became apparent. Due to the anonymous nature of the internet, it is simple to commit cybercrimes. Consequently, numerous individuals could abuse this component so extensively. Therefore, India has a need for cyber law.