cybercrime

Cybersecurity is also known as ‘computer security’ or ‘IT security’ .  It is the protection of computer system or networks from the threat or damage related to Hardware,Software ,Information and services provided by it. It includes controlling physical access to the Hardware via Network access, data and code injection. This field has growing importance due to following reasons:   Increasing reliance on computer systems and Internet   Wireless Networks such as Bluetooth & Wifi  Growth of smart devices like smart phones, televisions & many tiny ‘Internet  of  Things’.    With the growth of web activities, there has been escalation in no of cyber terror attacks. THREATS:                                   *computer crime *vulnerability *Exploits *Trojans *Viruses & Worms *Denial of Serv...

What is Ethical Hacking? Ethical hacking is a method for unbiasedly examining an association's information           security structure. Another alliance of IT experts called white Hat Hackers or Ethical Hackers are developing and picking up conspicuousness.  The job of an ethical hacker is to purposefully penetrate security systems to fix these weak points. Ethical or white hat hackers may be employed by the government, banks, or private firms to prevent cyber crime . They hack the system with the permission from the customer and present a development scorecard for the system that features their general hazard.  Ethical hacking includes following services: Application Testing :   Done to uncover flaws in the system at the very core or logical level. Remote or war dialing :   Used to test open-ended modem connections that remotely connect to a network. Local network testing :   Deals ...

Everyone looks forward to the festive season.To fully relax & enjoy the holidays, it is important that one always stays alert as far as cyber activities are concerned. Thieves,thugs & Hackers flourish during festive seasons,as they know their predators are as alert as usual. So,it might be worthwhile to take following preventions to stay safe: FINANCES CREDIT/BANK CARDS *Do not let anybody take your credit or bank card out of your site at anytime. It can easily be copied for details. *Hold your hand over or properly cover the PIN-pad of a payment machine. Your PIN is 50% of what is required to empty your bank account. Your card is obviously the other 50%. * Don't share CVV code to anyone else. ATMs *Do not insert you card in the card reader slot if it seems as if the slot has been tampered with. Also, if the card reader does not automatically feed your card, do not force your card into the slot. There might be a trap inserted in the slot that will captu...

cyber crime is emerging as a serious Threat. World wide Governments,police departments & intelligence units have started to react. And it is our shared responsibility to make the country free from 'cybercrime' & 'cybercriminals'. So, Indian Cyber Army has also taken an initiative to educate,prevent,detect & provide investigative support towards a "cyber secure India". We are against 'cybercrime' and if you are also in against then support us & connect with us. we will together make our country free from cyber threat. To know more about our Aims & Objectives,Mission & Vision,Acts & Compliances . click here .

FACEBOOK FAKE PROFILE CASES Facebook.com is a very popular online community and social networking website. Facebook users can search for and interact with people who share the same hobbies and interests. They can create and join a wide variety of online communities. The profiles of Facebook members are publicly viewable. THE SCENARIOS ·           A   fake profile of a woman is created  on Facebook. The profile displays her correct name and contact information (such as address, residential phone number, cell phone number etc). Sometimes it even has her photograph. The problem is that the profile describes her as a prostitute or a woman of “loose character” who wants to have sexual relations with anyone. Other Facebook members see this profile and start calling her at all hours of the day asking for sexual favors. This leads to a lot of harassment for the victim and also defames her in society. ·     ...

Online Commerce: As utilization of the Internet grows, more customers take part in a wide assortment of online business exercises including acquiring products and enterprises from online retailers, paying bills, leading web based keeping money and other monetary exchanges, or speaking with different organizations to get or give data.  There are some safeguards that will help you to secure yourself against online misrepresentation :  * Make solid passwords, and utilize refreshed firewall, hostile to infection and against spyware programming on your PC.  * Don't give budgetary data, Social Security numbers (Adhar card), or charge card data to beneficiaries through email interchanges as email is not a protected strategy by which to transmit this sort of data.  * Shop at Trusted On line R etailers  When you purchase items or administrations from a nearby store, you are likely working with in individual or organization that you trust or k...

INTERNET BROWSING - Cyber Safety Tips * Always use updated anti-virus, operating system and applications & browser. * Use a web browser with sandboxing capability (like- Google, chrome ,Safari, etc.). Sandboxing usually contains 'malware' during execution. * Download software from trusted source only. * Be wary of storing personal information on Internet. * Delete Windows "Temp" and "Temporary Internet files" regularly. * Avoid all cloud services (Dropbox, iCloud, Evernote, ect.) that are based outside India. * Avoid using services that require location information. * There should be no 'magnets' near to your PC.

IBM detailed before the end of last year that the quantity of CyberCrimes went for mechanical control frameworks (ICS) had expanded by 110 percent in 2016. Information from IBM Managed Security Services for the principal half of 2017 demonstrates that more than 2,500 assaults have just been distinguished against the organization clients, contrasted with 2,788 assaults recognised in the whole a year ago. 

Govt is taking important moves to fight against cyber crime in country. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has also expressed concern on cyber crime. State police has also took a good initiative and organised five days workshop for investigators at Dehradun Police HQ on 5th sep,2017.