The document discusses cyber law and the Information Technology Act 2000. It defines cyber crime as any offence committed using a computer. The Act was passed in 2000 to regulate e-commerce, digital signatures, and e-governance. It covers 13 chapters and 90 sections dealing with electronic documents, digital signatures, data privacy, information security, and additional cyber crimes like child pornography and cyber terrorism. The document also outlines reasonable security practices organizations should follow and some key aspects of the Information Technology Act.

1. PRESENTED BY
ABIRAMI. ABEL.
CYBER LAW

2. CYBER CRIME
crime
computer

3. CYBER LAW
 a combination of
 crime and computer.
 To put it in simple terms ‘any offence
or crime in which a computer is used is
called cyber crime

4. REASONS BEHIND IT ACT
 E-commerce industry
 e-mail
 Digital signatures and digital records
 e-governance.

5. IT ACT 2000
 The Information Technology Act, 2000, was thus
passed as the Act No.21 of 2000, got President
assent on 9 June and was made effective from 17
October 2000.
 The Act totally has 13 chapters and 90 sections
 four Acts namely
 The Indian Penal Code 1860,
 The Indian Evidence Act 1872,
 The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 1891 and
• The Reserve Bank of India Act 1934).

6. Reasonable Security Practices
 Site certification
 Security initiatives
 Awareness Training
 Conformance to Standards, certification
 Policies and adherence to policies
 Policies like password policy, Access
 Control, email Policy etc
 Periodic monitoring and review.

7. Some of the K ey highlights of the
ITAA are as follows
 Focusing on data privacy
 Focusing on Information Security
 Defining cyber café
 Making digital signature technology neutral
 Defining reasonable security practices to be
followed by corporate
 Inclusion of some additional cyber crimes like
child pornography and cyber terrorism

8. The Act essentially deals with the
following issues
 Legal Recognition of Electronic
Documents - email
 Legal Recognition of Digital
Signatures
 e-governance
 To facilitate EFT between the financial
institutions and banks

9. Observations on ITA
 Awareness
 Evidences
 Non coverage of many crimes
 Jurisdiction