Cyber Security

1. An introduction to cyber law
By
Shreya Sanghvi

2. What is Cyber Law?
• Cyber law is the law governing Cyber space
Cyber space is a very wide term and
includes computers ,networks , software
datastorage devices and many more..

3. Cyber law of India encompasses laws
relating to
• Cyber Crimes
• Electronic and Digital Signatures
• Intellectual Property
• Data Protection and Privacy

4. What is Cyber Crime??
Cyber crime is the latest and perhaps the most
complicated problem in the cyber world.
 Cyber crimes are unlawful acts where computer is used
either as a tool or a target or both.
 The enormous growth in electronic commerce and
online share trading has led to a phenomenal spurt in
incidents of cyber crime.

5. Cybercrimes can be divided into three
major categories:
Cybercrimes against Persons
Cybercrimes against Property
Cybercrimes against government

6. Cyber Crime Against Property
• Cybercrimes commited against persons include
various crime like transmisstion of child
pornography , harassment of any one with the
use of a computer such as e-mail
The trafficking , distribution, posting, and dissemination of
obscene material including pornography and indecent exposure is
one of the most important Cybercrimes known today in general

7. Cyber crime against property
These crimes include:
Computer vandalism(Destruction of others’
property)
Transmisstion of harmful programmers
Siphoning of funds from financial institutions
Stealing secret information and data

8. Cyber crime against government
• Cyber terrorism is one distinct kind of crime in
this category
• The medium of Cyberspace is used by
individuals and groups to threaten the
international governments
• This crime manifest itself into terrorism when
an individual “cracks” into a government or
military maintained website

9. “The modern thief can steal more with a computer
than with a gun . Tomorrow’s terrorist may be
able to do more damage with a keyboard than
with a bomb”