CYBER CRIME AND SECURITY

If we can defeat them sitting at

home……who needs to fight with tanks

and guns!!!!

Presented By

Jasjit Singh.

ELE-3, 2nd Year.

Roll-101304044.THAPAR UNIVERSITY.

INTRODUCTION

The internet in India is growing rapidly. It has given

rise to new opportunities in every field we can think of

be it entertainment, business, sports or education.

There’re two sides to a coin. Internet also has it’s

own disadvantages is Cyber crime- illegal activity

committed on the internet.

DEFINING CYBER CRIME

Crime committed using a computer and the

internet to steal data or information.

Illegal imports.

Malicious programs.

Cyber crime

is nothing but where the computer used as an

object or subject of crime..

HISTORY

The first spam email took place in

1978 when it was sent out over the

Arpanet (Advanced Research

Projects Agency Network).

The first virus was installed on an

Apple computer in 1982 when a high

school student, Rich Skrenta,

developed the Elk cloner.

Categories of Cyber Crime

• Cyber crimes against persons.

• Cyber crimes against property.

• Cyber crimes against government.

• Cyber crimes against society.

TYPES OF CYBER CRIME

• Hacking

• Denial of service attack

• Virus Dissemination

• Computer Vandalism

• Cyber Terrorism

• Software Piracy

HACKING

• Hacking in simple terms means an illegal

intrusion into a computer system and/or

network.

DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK

• Act by the criminal, who floods the

bandwidth of the victims network.

• Is his e-mail box with spam mail depriving

him of the services.

VIRUS DISSEMINATION

• Malicious software that attaches itself to

other software. (virus, worms, Trojan

Horse, web jacking, e-mail bombing etc.)

COMPUTER VANDALISM

• Damaging or destroying data rather than

stealing.

• Transmitting virus

CYBER TERRORISM

• Use of Internet based attacks in terrorist activities.

• Technology savvy terrorists are using 512-bit

encryption, which is impossible to decrypt.

SOFTWARE PIRACY

• Theft of software through the illegal copying of

genuine programs.

• Distribution of products intended to pass for the

original.

Cyber Crime in India:

WHY INDIA?

– A rapidly growing online user base:– India has bypassed Japan to become the world’s third largest Internet

user after China and the United States

– Its users are significantly younger than those of other emerging

economies.

– India now has nearly 74 million Active Internet users, a 31 per cent

increase over March 2012, the report says

– 46+ Million Social Network Users

– 50 Million users shop online on Ecommerce and Online Shopping Sites

– The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) pegged the number

of Internet subscribers in India at 164.81 million as of March 31, 2013,

with seven out of eight accessing the Internet from their mobile phones.

CYBER CRIMES IN INDIA

• The majority of cybercrimes are centered

on forgery, fraud and Phishing.

• India is the third-most targeted country for

Phishing attacks after the US and the UK.

• Social networks as well as ecommerce

sites are major targets.

• 6.9 million bot-infected systems in 2013.

• 14,348 websites defacements in 2013.

• 15,000 sites hacked in 2013.

• India is number 1 country in the world for

generating spams.

• 29.9 million people fell victim to cyber

crime.

• 17% of adults online have experienced

cybercrime on their mobile phone.

Cyber security

DEFINATION :Cyber security standards are security standards which

enable organizations to practice safe security techniques to minimize

the number of successful cyber security attacks.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION AGAINST CYBER

CRIME:

• The Information Technology Act 2000 was

passed and enforced on 17th May 2000.

• OBJECTIVE: To legalise e-commerce and

further amend the Indian Penal Code 1860, the

Indian Evidence Act 1872, the Banker’s Book

Evidence Act 1891 and the Reserve Bank of

India Act 1934.

• The Government of India has brought major

amendments to ITA-2000 in form of the

Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008.

SAFETY TIPS FOR CYBER CRIME

• Use antivirus software’s.

• Insert firewalls.

• Uninstall unnecessary software

• Maintain backup.

• Check security settings.

• Stay anonymous - choose a genderless screen

name.

• Never give your full name or address to strangers.

• Learn more about Internet privacy.

CONCLUSION

Technology is destructive only in the hands of

people who do not realize that they are one

and the same process as the universe.