Curbing cyber crime the CBI-NASSCOM way

BANGALORE: The Data Security Council Of India (DSCI) of NASSCOM has signed an MoU with the CBI with the view to sharing expert services in managing newer challenges in cyber crime and update officials in the latest technology.

�� The understanding seeks to establish collaboration between law enforcement agencies through Cyber and Hi-Tech Crime Investigation and Training (CHCIT) Centre of the CBI and the IT���� industry through DSCI������ and NASSCOM.

�� As part of the MoU NASSCOM-DSCI cyber lab project, level 2 and level 3 advanced cyber crime investigation courses are being conducted, in which police officers from friendly neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Myanmar police attended, and even appreciated the efforts, Pratap Reddy, IGP and senior director of NASSCOM, told Express.

Main objectives of the CBI-NASSCOM MoU

Sharing awareness on:

emerging technonogies, security standards, best practices of global security agencies, challeges in managing cyber crime

�Preparing stakeholders in their ability to educate and update themselves in emerging cyber technologies leading to cyber crime investigation.

�� As part the understanding, the NASSCOM -DSCI had conducted a five day training programme at CBI Academy to seek expert services from the latter in managing newer challenges in cyber crime and updating officials with latest technologies. The MoU also aims to establish collaboration between law enforcement agencies, training centre of the CBI and the����� IT industry through DSCI and NASSCOM.

�� The Cyber Crime Investigation Cell of the CBI has also been designated as a 24/7 contact point for G8 countries. It is also a member of CTINS (Cyber Crime Technology Information Network System), an initiative of National Police Agency, Japan which has tie-up with several countries. The MoU is aimed at enhancing the capabilities of investigating officers and to help cyber crime investigators achieve excellence. CBI has already initiated steps in this direction by providing laptops and cell phones to all its investigators and prosecutors and by providing them training in handling computers. “We are thankful to the NASSCOM for agreeing to sign this MoU with CBI,” director of CBI says in the official website of CBI.

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Dubai Police warn against cyber criminals

Dubai: People still fall prey to cyber crime despite their knowledge of risks and repeated warnings from police, with 271 cases reported in the first six months of this year, Dubai Police has said.

Complaints filed this year include 110 scams, 108 cases of stolen phone line and 70 cases of blackmail, threatening and libel.

"Although we issue many warnings through various means to inform the public about lottery and free gift scams which are sent to their emails, some still fall for them," Major Rashid Lootah, Director of cyber evidence at Dubai Police's Forensic Evidence and Criminology Department.

When these people are contacted by scammers who inform them that they had won a prize and need to send their account numbers or transfer money as fees to be able to receive the award, many still comply.

"People respond to these scams and then report them after they lose their money and find that they have been tricked," Maj Lootah said.

He also urged BlackBerry users to be aware and not add strangers to BB Messenger, since police received many complaints from people who were blackmailed after someone they added managed to hack their phone and get hold of their personal information and pictures.

"Do not open links that appear when you browse through your BlackBerry, because most of them contain viruses that enable the other party to hack your phone and view all your files and pictures," he said.

Cyber evidence specialists processed 261 cases in the first half of this year, including piracy, theft, dishonesty, harassment, intellectual copyright violations and others.

Other cases include forgery of credit cards and duplicating the websites of some major companies and service providers, which lure people into logging in and making a payment on these websites using their credit card information.

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