Cyber and cyber-aided crimes have visible a steep upward push in the remaining decade, calling for brand spanking new abilities and knowledge in criminal investigations. With the guide of Google, Cyber Peace Foundation and Data Security Council of India have collaborated to layout a capacity-building application for law enforcement officials on cybercrime investigations.
To construct this potential and hone their investigative skills, a sequence of 1-day workshops titled “Understanding Cybercrime and its Investigation for Law Enforcement Officials” has been organized for the cops from Assam, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. The initiative culminated with a workshop organized in Delhi on 3 July 2019. These workshops discover the nuances of rising cybercrime, modus operandi, applicable criminal provisions, and investigation fine practices. At the cease of these workshops, the attendees are empowered with a huge
expertise of both the technology and regulation surrounding our online world, with unique awareness on information collecting, information requisition, and legal strategies. The officers were also addressed via Lt Gen (retd) Dr. Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator; Mr. S N Pradhan, DG, National Disaster Response Force, Ministry of Home Affairs; Mr. Rakesh Maheshwari, Scientist G, and Group Coordinator – Cyber Laws & e-Security, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Mr. Ashok Kumar, Director, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs.
Lt. Gen. (Retd) Dr. Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat, stated, “The government is devoted to addressing the demanding situations that cybercrime poses to a modern society. Close collaboration with industry is important to make the net a safer space for all Indian citizens. Capacity constructing programs, which include this one by way of Cyber Peace Foundation and Data Security Council of India (supported by Google), are a crucial attempt on this path and might serve as a blueprint for comparable collaborations for the future.”
Chetan Krishnaswamy, the Director, said Government Affairs & Public Policy, India & South Asia, Google: “As an industry, we have made outstanding progress in carrying the benefits of the Internet to all sections of the society, and there’s a need to put money into applications that also equip regulation enforcement organizations to ensure that citizens preserve to reap the blessings of more advantageous connectivity in a at ease and safe way. We have partnered with Cyber Peace Basis and the Data Security Council of India to facilitate engagement with regulatory enforcement organizations from one-of-a-kind states and equip them with the statistics and capabilities needed to work collaboratively with the Industry to ensure virtual protection and safety of all and sundry in India.”
Rama Vedashree, CEO, DSCI, said, “The sophistication of recent technology has resulted in notably prompted cyber-attacks that make traditional investigation strategies not ok. This demands that law enforcement officials realize the era, constantly upgrade their abilities, and stay abreast in cybercrime investigation and forensics. The crooked justice environment might end up stronger if the police, prosecution, and judiciary are trained. DSCI is constantly scaling its efforts in LEA capability construction through a partnership with Government and Industry.”
Vineet Kumar, President, Cyber Peace Foundation – Experience from the field via running with law enforcement groups on the most simple stages in states has given us an understanding of rising threats, the remaining mile challenges, and subject matter skill gaps. Thus, in all our initiatives, we try to speak about vital things that every investigator must know. Among those are mandates about the first reaction and making sure that victims get a remedy, open supply intelligence gathering, correct manner of data requisition from
