Cyber Laws & Cyber Security

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Key Takeaway

The internet is evolving at a rapid pace – with India being the second-fastest digital adapter among 17 of the world's most digital economies – it is now easily available at every nook and corner o...

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Cyber Laws & Cyber Security(22)

The internet is evolving at a rapid pace
with India being the second-fastest digital adapter among 17 of the world's most digital economies – it is now easily available at every nook and corner of the country. Given the pace at which technology is reaching the hands of the people, cyber crimes are also on a rise
Cabinet approval
May 13, 2000
Parliament approval
May 17, 2000
Presidential Assent
May 9, 2000
Signed by
President K. R. Narayanan
Prime Minister*
A. B. Vajpayee
Enacted on
June 9, 2000
Came into force
October 17, 2000.13 Chapters, 94 Sections & 4 Schedules
First amendment
IT Act Amendment 2008 / IT Act 2008
Passed by Lok Sabha
December 23, 2008
Passed by Rajya Sabha
December 24, 2008
Presidential Assent
February 5, 2009
President
Pratibha Patil.PM– Dr. Manmohan Singh
Came into force
October 27, 2009.14 Chapters, 124 Sections, 2 Schedules & 4 parts
First Cyber Court in India
New Delhi (2009)
Other Government InitiativesNational Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)
The technical Intelligence Agency that acts under the National Security Advisor of India in the Prime Minister Office
Established in
2004
National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS)
Plan of Actions designed to improve the security and resilience of national infrastructures and services in India.CERT-IN (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team CERT)– Nodal agency in India that deals with cyber threats
Established in
2004
Cyber Appellate Tribunal
Tribunal formed to handle the disputes in cyber laws
Initial name
Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal (CRAT)
Established in
2006

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Cyber Crimes & Cyber SecurityInformation Technology Act 2000(19)

📝SideNotes:World Computer Security Day
November 30
World Intellectual Property Day
April 26
The First Asian country to enforce cyber law
Singapore
The First Asian country to launch a cyber court specialising in handling internet-related cases
China
Internet services were launched in India
August 15, 1995 (by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)Established on
July 19, 2016
Headquarters
New Delhi
Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Father of Cybersecurity
Bob Thomas
Father of Cyber Criminology
Karuppannan Jaishankar
First Cyber Police Station in India
Bangalore
First Cyber Police Station in Kerala
Pattom (Thiruvanathapuram, 2009)
First Cyber Forensic Laboratory in India
Tripura (2013)
Cyber State of India
Andhra Pradesh
India’s first chief of Cyber Security
Gulshan Rai.2nd –Dr Rajesh Pant
Current
Lt Gen MU Nair
The Asian School of Cyber Laws is located in
Pune
Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber ​​Law Center is situated at
Bhopal
Introductory Approach'
Raju Narayanaswami