Question : Threat from Cyber Crimes

(a) whether cybercrime is emerging as a major security challenge as the incidents of cyber crime are rising sharply in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of such incidents reported during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c) whether there is a need to urgently upgrade the country’s defence by setting up a Cyber Security Commission on the lines of Atomic Energy and Space Commissions;

(d) if so, the response of the Government thereon; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to tackle the growing menace of cybercrimes along with the details of agreement signed with USA and Israel in this regard, if any?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): The information regarding State/UT-wise cases registered and persons as a result of cyber-crime during the period 2014 to 2016 is at Annexure – I.
(c) & (d): There is already an existing mechanism having multi-tier framework
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for Cyber Security and policy on Cyber Security with clear responsibility assigned to different stake holders. The implementation of framework and policy is coordinated by National Cyber Security Coordinator.
(e): Police and Public order are State subject and Government of India helps States in combating cyber-crimes by assisting them through advisories and funds under various schemes. The Law Enforcement Agencies take legal action as per the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, 2000 against the Cyber-Crime offenders.
Government of India had signed a bilateral Framework for Us-India Cyber relationship on 30th August, 2016 to cooperate in the areas, inter-alia,
1. sharing information on a real time or near real time basis about malicious cyber security threat, attack, activities
2. Continuing to promote cooperation between LEAs to combat Cyber Crime
3. Undertaking skill development and capacity building programme jointly in the field of cyber security , effort to combat cyber- crime, digital forensic and legal framework
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