New Delhi: Acknowledging cyber crimes like malware and phishing attacks, targeted hits on critical infrastructure, data theft, online Frauds and child pornography, etc. may increase as 40 crore users have been added to the existing base of 80 crore Indians with an online presence by 2025, Home Minister Amit Shah Assured on Monday that the Ministry of Home Affairs (home Ministry) is fully alerting and strengthening its cyber prevention and security infrastructure to prevent, control and counter these challenges.
Addressing the National Conference on Cyber Security and National Security organized by MHA to create public awareness about prevention of cyber crimes, as India celebrates 75 In the year of his independence, Shah outlined the link between cyber security and national security. “Those who do not want to see our country safe, they also do all kinds of cyber attacks. Some countries have even created cyber-armies,” he said without naming anyone. He assured that the government is fully alert to various cyber threats and is upgrading its systems which operate under the umbrella of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C) which is the Cyber and Information Security (CIS) Division of MHA. falls within the scope of. The CIS division was created in 2017 by the Narendra Modi government.
The components of I4C include National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, National Cyber Threat Analysis Unit, National Cyber Crime Forensic Laboratory, Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team, National Cyber Crime Training Centre, National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Center and National Cyber Crime Ecosystem. and management unit.
Shah said there is a need to be more careful in terms of security of critical information, as it involves the privacy of citizens. He said that both data and information are going to become a big economic force in the coming days, so we have to prepare ourselves for the security of data and information. This 100. celebrates year of its independence.
Pointing to the increasing reports of cyber crimes over the years, Shah said that from 3,377 cyber crimes reported in 2012, the figure had risen to 50,000 in 2020. He said that in the three years since the national launch. cyber crime 11 lakh crimes have been registered on the reporting portal, with more than 2 lakh complaints related to social media crimes. “This quantity is increasing day by day. Internet connections have grown by 231% in the last 8 years and data cost per GB has come down by 96% and is expected to fall further,” he said.
Shah pointed to the various citizen-centric initiatives of the Narendra Modi government like DBT transfer, saying it is not possible to imagine India’s development without cyber security and drive the digital revolution.
“Today 130 crore Indians get benefits from the government through DBT directly into their bank accounts. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana alone 45 crore new accounts have been opened and 32 crore RuPay debit cards have been distributed in the last 8 years. Transactions on UPI have crossed US$ 1 trillion in FY 2022. UPI and BHIM apps have been accepted in Singapore, UAE, Bhutan, Nepal and now also in France.
He said that BharatNet is also developing very fast, with 5.75 lakh km of optic fiber laid and the number of connected villages reaching from 10,000 to 1.80 lakh in the last 8 years. “We must be aware of what a great challenge is going to be before all of us. But the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is also fully aware of the prevention of cyber. Danger! Proceeding very cautiously and swiftly,” the home minister said.
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