Rajnath asks police, security agencies to prevent cyber crimes

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on March 14, 2018, called upon Police Forces and Security Agencies of various countries to collaborate and defeat the threats posed by cyber crimes.

Inaugurating the two-day Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) here, Rajnath said the Indian Government has taken digitalization to a new level by providing digital based services in many sectors to the countrymen. Across the world cyber-dependency has become widespread today. This has increased vulnerability to attacks against both civilian and military infrastructures, he added.

“ The theme of this conference: “Challenges to Policing in 2020: How is Cyber Space shaping our approach to Cybercrime & Terrorism, How do we perform with it and take advantage of it,” is indeed apt, relevant and most befitting, considering the current challenges the Police fraternity is facing day in and day out. I have identified few essential key drivers, such as threats through Internet, Cyber Security, Cyber Crimes, etc., which are relevant and I am sure this conference will deliberate on them,” said Rajnath.

“Internet, today, has become a favoured mode for communication. It has evolved as a backbone for financial transactions, social activities and is a bridge between the people and government. Internet’s potential mass reach has driven many Governments across the world to evolve Digital programmes. Indian Government has taken digitalization to a new level by providing digital based services in many sectors to its countrymen,” he said.

In the fast changing technology world, computer based technologies are being increasingly used in various activities ranging from simple home security system to complex nuclear power plants or space programmes, Rajnath said.

“The cyber-dependency has become widespread today. This has increased vulnerability to attacks against both civilian and military infrastructures. Network outages, data compromised by hackers, computer malware and other cyber related incidents and crimes have affected our lives. As the number of computers, mobile users, digital applications and data-networks are increasing day by day, so do the opportunities for exploitation,” he said.

Cyber Crime has become an industry and many cyber crimes related tools and techniques are being offered as services, the Union Home Minister said adding even novice criminal with limited investments of money can afford to have such services at his disposal. The increase in digitization of the financial services with inadequate attention to setting up of robust process, controls and monitoring mechanisms has given new age fraudsters the opportunity to exploit these gaps leading to new types of financial crimes, he said.

“With cashless transactions on the rise and increased use of online by the citizens, we have to develop fool-proof software particularly in the Banking Sector and effectively address the loopholes that have recently come,” Rajnath said