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RBI indicates increase of cyber crime by 4.4% from 13,083 in 2014-15, to 13,653 in 2016-17

Submitted by dhananjay on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 13:46

New Delhi : As per data reported by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the number of cyber crime pertaining to credit card, ATM, debit card and Internet banking shows a marginal increase of 4.4% from 13,083 in 2014-15, to 13,653 in 2016-17.

RBI has issued Cyber Security Framework for Banks, mandating banks to put in place a Board-approved cyber-security policy, which covers the risks from cyber threats and the measures to address/ mitigate these risks.

Cyber crimes against children can now be reported at the POCSO e-Box

Submitted by dhananjay on Sun, 07/23/2017 - 13:34

New Delhi : Child victims of cyber crimes can now lodge their complaints at National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)’s POCSO e-box. Considering the growing menace of cyber crimes targeting children, NCPCR has now enhanced the scope of POCSO e-box to handle cyber bullying, cyber stalking, morphing of images and child pornography.

MoU between India and Bangladesh for cyber security cooperation

Submitted by dhananjay on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 13:39

New Delhi : The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh on cyber security cooperation between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and Bangladesh Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) Bangladesh Computer Council of Information and Communication Technology Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of Bangladesh.

MeitY launches Cyber Swachhta Kendra - Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre

Submitted by dhananjay on Wed, 02/22/2017 - 13:30

New Delhi : Extending the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign to the cyber world, the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad, today launched the Cyber Swachhta Kendra–Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre for analysis of malware and botnets that affect networks and systems. This is a part of MeitY’s Digital India initiative aimed at creating a secure cyber space by detecting botnet infections in India and to notify, enable cleaning and securing systems of end-users to prevent further infections.

RBI set up a Cyber Security and IT Examination (CSITE) Cell to tackle cyber security breach in debit/credit cards

Submitted by dhananjay on Tue, 11/22/2016 - 13:25

New Delhi : Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today mentioned that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that an incident of data breach with respect to cards was reported and the matter is under investigation. Independent investigation by a forensic auditor approved under Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) framework is under process.