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Cybercrimes and Cyber Security: The Legal Perspectives �

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Information Technology Act, 2000�

  • IT Act, was notified on October 2000
  • It is the law that deals with cybercrime and electronic commerce in india
  • Objectives of the Act
    • Grant legal recognition to all transactions done via electronic exchange of data or other electronic means of communication or e-commerce
    • digital signatures for the authentication of any information or matters requiring legal authentication
    • Government agencies and also departments

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Features of the Information Technology Act, 2000�

  • All electronic contracts made through secure electronic channels are legally valid
  • Legal recognition for digital signatures
  • An appeal against the order of the Cyber Appellant Tribunal is possible only in the High Court
  • Senior police officers and other officers can enter any public place and search and arrest without warrant
  • Provisions for the constitution of a Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee to advise the Central Government and Controller

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  • Cyber Crime
    • Any criminal activity that uses a computer
    • It can be against individuals, individual properties, organisation and society
  • Classification of Cyber Crime
    • Cyber-stalking
    • Unauthorized control/access over computer system
    • Email spoofing
    • Cheating & fraud
  • Against Organization
    • Cyber terrorism against the goverment

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Digital Signature

  • Authenticity of the identity of the person or to prove the integrity of information.
  • Any subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature.
  • It contains:
    • Owner’s public key
    • The owner’s name
    • Expiration date of the public key
    • The name of the issuer
    • Serial number of the digital signature

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Three Algorithms of Digital Signature

  • Key Generation
  • Signing
  • Signature

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  • Aspects of Digital Signature
    • Authentication
    • Integrity
    • Non-Repudiation

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  • Uses of Digital Signature
    • At secured zones of web sites
    • Digitally sign your emails sent through Outlook Express/MS-Outlook etc.
    • To publish electronic versions of the budget, public an private laws
  • Digital Signature Certificate
    • Issued under section 35(4)
    • Proof of identity.
    • Validity for 1 or 2 years

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