The document discusses how information technology and the Information Technology Act of 2000 have led to both benefits and risks in India. It provides an overview of the key aspects of the Act, including its provisions, objectives, and amendments. While IT has enhanced banking services and e-governance, it has also enabled new forms of cybercrime such as hacking, financial fraud, and dissemination of illegal/obscene materials online. The document examines examples of cybercrimes and NASSCOM's initiatives to address related issues while calling for continued efforts to update laws and increase cybersecurity awareness.

1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ACT, RATHER THAN GIVING
INFORMATION AND
TECHNOLOGY GIVE RISE TO
MORE CYBER CRIMES

2. Introduction
 Information Technology.
 Application in IT.
 E-commerce.

3. IT in Banking Sector
 Many facilities provided.
 Conversion of currencies to ‘Plastic Money’.
 IT is increasingly moving from a back office function to a
prime assistant.
 Traditional banking loosing its existence.
 E-banking and its benefits.

4. Information Technology Act,
2000
The Information Technology Act 2000 (also known as ITA-
2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No
21 of 2000) notified on October 17, 2000.
 Essence of the ACT
 Purpose
 Objective
 Advantages
 Shortcomings

5. Key Terms
 Digital Signature
 E Governance
 Encryption
 Decryption
 Computer Source Code
 Cyber Terrorism
 Electronic Documents

6. Important Sections of IT
Act,2000
1) Section 65-
 Tampering with any computer source code used for a
computer, computer programme, computer system or
computer network.
 Punishment- Imprisonment up to three years, or with fine
which may extend up to two lakh rupees.

7. 2) Section 66-
 Hacking with computer system.
 Punishment- Imprisonment up to three years, or with fine
which may extend up to five lakh rupees, or with both.

8. 3) Section 67-
 Publishing transmitting information which is obscene in
electronic form shall be punished.
 Punishment-
o Imprisonment of either three years and with fine which may
extend to five lakh rupees.
o Imprisonment of either five years and also with fine which
may extend to ten lakh rupees.

9. 4) Penalty for Breach of Confidentiality and Privacy
(Section 72)-
 Any person who has secured access to any electronic
record, book, register, correspondence, information,
document or other material without the consent of the
person concerned.
 Punishment-Imprisonment for two years, or with fine
which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.

10. 5) Punishment for publishing Digital Signature Certificate
false in certain particulars (Section 73)-
 Punishment- Imprisonment for two years, or with fine
which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.

11. Amendments in Information
Technology Act, 2008
The IT Amendment Bill 2008 has been passed by the Lok
Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the last week of December,
2008.
 Different Sections-
 Section 66B
 Section 66C
 Section 66E
 Section 67A
 Section 67B
 Section 72A

12. Case Study
• The Hyderabad case study.
• Section 66D- Punishments for cheating by personation by
using computer resource (Inserted Vide ITA 2008).
• Punishment-Imprisonment of three years and shall also be
liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.

13. Cyber Crime
Unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or a target or both

14. What is Cyber Crime ??
 Criminals can operate anonymously over the
computer networks.
 Hackers invade privacy.
 Hackers destroy “property” in the form of
computer files or records.
 Hackers injure other computer users by
destroying information systems.
 Computer pirates steal intellectual property.

15. Financial Crimes
 It includes cheating, credit card frauds, money laundering.

16. Cyber Pornography
 It includes pornographic websites; pornographic magazines
produced using computers (to publish and print the
material) and the Internet (to download and transmit
pornographic pictures, photos, writings etc).

17. Web Jacking
 This occurs when someone forcefully takes control of a
website (by cracking the password and later changing it).

18.  Sale of illegal articles
 Phishing
 Online gambling
 Email spoofing

19. Intellectual Property
crimes-
These include software piracy, copyright infringement,
trademarks violations, theft of computer source code etc.

20. Cyber Criminals
 Kids (age group (9-16 years)
 Organized hacktivitsts
 Disgruntled employees
 Professional hackers

21. Case Study
 Case study related to bank.
 Case study related to cyber crime.

22. Cyber Crime in India

23. 4639
1.4
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India
online fraud
intrusion or hacking
malicious code
harrassment

24. Reports registered by RBI for
cyber fraud and the amount spent
for the same

25. Distribution of targets

26. Global Cyber Crime

28. NASSCOM INITIATIVES
 Global Trade Development
 National Skills Registry for IT/ITES Professional (NSR-
ITP)
 Sector Skills Councils

29. NASSCOM FORUMS
 Gaming Forum
 BPO
 Engineering Services
 Remote Infrastructure Management

30. Conclusion
 The fundamental approach of the Act is towards validating and
legalising electronic and on-line transactions.
 Awareness must be created.
 It leaves various issues untouched
 The Parliament must ensure that it keeps amending the law and
enacting new laws
 That there are no reliable statistics on the problem
 India is amongst few of the countries in the world which have
any legal framework for e-commerce and e-governance

31. Suggestions
1) Recruitment
2) Red Coding System
3) Training and Development
4) Domain
5) Vague Definations

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34. Thank You!!