Cyber law-it-act-2000

1. 1. Cyber Law &IT ACT 2000

2. 2. This present state of the Internet make the necessity of Cyberlaws more important.
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Approximately 163 million individuals or
entities will use the internet by the end of this year as opposed to 16.1 million in 1995.
Basically intended as a military network slowly grew and the internet was born. In 1969
America’s Department of Defense commissioned the construction of a super network called
ARPANET. The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network(ARPANET).Background for
Cyberlaws
3. 3. Need for Cyberlaw• Due to the anonymous nature of the Internet, it is possible to engage
into a variety of criminal activities with impunity and people with intelligence, have been
grossly misusing this aspect of the Internet to perpetuate criminal activities in cyberspace.•
Also the number of users are increasing rapidly.• Hence the need for Cyberlaws arises.
4. 4. Cyber Crime• The Computer as a Target Using a computer to attack other computers. e.g.
Hacking, Virus/Worm attacks, DOS attack etc.• The Computer as a Weapon Using a
computer to commit real world crimes. e.g. Cyber Terrorism, IPR violations, Credit card
frauds, EFT frauds, Pornography etc.
5. 5. Unauthorized accessCriminal Misuse of Information Technologies & Virus and Worm
attack A program that has capability to infect other programs and make copies of itself and
spread into other programs is called virus. Programs that multiply like viruses but spread
from computer to computer are called as worms.Trojan Attack The program that act like
something useful but do the things that are quiet damping. The programs of this kind are
called as Trojans. Hacking Any kind of access without the permission of either the rightful
owner or the person in charge of a computer, computer system or computer network. Every
act committed towards breaking into a computer and/or network is hacking.
6. 6. Flooding a computer resource with more requests than it can handle. This causes the
resource to crash thereby denying access of service to authorized users. attempts to "flood"
a network, thereby preventing legitimate network traffic attempts to disrupt connections
between two machines, thereby preventing access to a serviceDenial of Service attacks
Email fraudsDefamatory emails Email bombingSending threatening emails Sending
malicious codes through email Email Spamming E-mail related crimes 
7. 7. Cyber law• Cyber law is a system of law and regulation for the cyber space. Simply
speaking cyber law is a generic term which refers to all the legal and regulatory aspects of
internet and the world wide web.• The growth of Electronic Commerce has propelled the
need for vibrant and effective regulatory mechanisms which would strengthen the legal
infrastructure, and would be crucial for the success of Electronic Commerce.• The cyberlaw
of India is defined under IT Act, 2000
8. 8. IT ACT 2000• The Act came into effect following the clearance of the Information
Technology Bill 2000 in May 2000 by both the houses of the Parliament. The Bill received
the assent of the President Of India in August 2000 (IT Act 2000).• The IT Act 2000 attempts
to change outdated laws and provides ways to deal with cyber crimes. Such an act is
required as people can perform purchase transactions over the net through credit cards
without fear of getting misused.• IT Act 2000 is very important to control cyber crime.
9. 9. Various Objectives of IT ACT 2000• Chapter-II of the Act specifically stipulates that any
subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature.• Chapter-IV
of the said Act gives a scheme for Regulation of Certifying Authorities. The Act envisages a
Controller of Certifying Authorities who shall perform the function of exercising supervision
over the activities of the Certifying Authorities as also laying down standards and conditions
governing the Certifying Authorities as also specifying the various forms and content of
Digital Signature Certificates.• Chapter-VII of the Act details about the scheme of things
 relating to Digital Signature Certificates. The duties of subscribers are also enshrined in the
said Act.
10. 10. Various Objectives of IT ACT 2000• Chapter-IX of the said Act talks about penalties and
adjudication for various offences. The penalties for damage to computer, computer systems
etc. has been fixed as damages by way of compensation not exceeding Rs. 1,00,00,000 to
affected persons.• Chapter-X of the Act talks of the establishment of the Cyber Regulations
Appellate Tribunal, which shall be an appellate body where appeals against the orders
passed by the Adjudicating Officers, shall be preferred.• Chapter-XI of the Act talks about
various offences and the said offences shall be investigated only by a Police Officer not
below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. These offences include tampering with
computer source documents, publishing of information, hacking which is obscene in
electronic form.
11. 11. Various Objectives of IT ACT 2000The Act also provides for the constitution of the
CyberRegulations Advisory Committee, which shall advicethe government as regards any
rules, or for any otherpurpose connected with the said act.
12. 12. Advantage of IT ACT 2000• The E-commerce industry carries out its business via
transactions and communications done through electronic records. It thus becomes essential
that such transactions be made legal.• The Act legalizes the e-mail and gives it the status of
being valid form of carrying out communication in India. This implies that e-mails can be duly
produced and approved in a court of law as a legal document.• The Act now allows
Government to issue notification on the web thus helping E-governance.• It eases the task of
companies of the filing any form, application or document by laying down the guidelines to be
submitted at any appropriate office, authority, body or agency owned or controlled by the
government.
13. 13. Advantage of IT ACT 2000• The act also provides statutory remedy to the corporate in
case the crime against the accused for breaking into their computer systems or network and
damaging and copying the data is proven. The remedy provided by the Act is in the form of
monetary damages, not exceeding Rs. 1 crore.• The law has also laid guidelines for
providing Internet Services on a license on a non-exclusive basis.• The law sets up the
Territorial Jurisdiction of the Adjudicating Officers for cyber crimes and the Cyber
Regulations Appellate Tribunal.
14. 14. Criticism of IT Act 2000• The law misses out completely the issue of Intellectual Property
Rights, and makes no provisions whatsoever for copyrighting, trade marking or patenting of
electronic information and data.• The law even stays silent over the regulation of electronic
payments gateway and segregates the negotiable instruments from the applicability of the IT
Act.• The act empowers the Deputy Superintendent of Police to look up into the
investigations and filling of charge sheet when any case related to cyber law is called.
15. 15. Criticism of IT Act 2000• Internet is a borderless medium; it spreads to every corner of
the world where life is possible and hence is the cyber criminal.• Adequate and reasonable
provisions must me made in the IT Act, 2000 regarding “Internet censorship”
16. 16. Digital Signature• Digital signature provides authentication to an electronic record.•
Makes electronic document valid. Carry same property as of a handwritten signature on a
paper.• It consist of public key and a private key. – Private key is allocated to a individual
which enables the user to fix a digital signature. – Public key is available to all who want to
check authentication of records. The key are provided by regulatory authorities and are
unique.
17. 17. Benefit of Digital SignatureBenefits of Digital Signature• Authentication•
IntegrityDrawbacks of Digital Signature• Doesn’t provide certainty of date and time
18. 18. Few tips to protect you from cyber crime• Protect your PC • Use a firewall • Install anti-
virus software and prevent virus infections. • Make regular backups • Secure wireless
networks • Get the latest updates and browse the internet safely.
19. 19. Few tips to protect you from cyber crime• Protect yourself • Bank online safely • Shop
only safely • Use strong passwords • Be careful with file sharing • Protect your privacy
20. 20. Making Cyber law more effective• A sound Cyber law regime: It is important to realize
that we need “qualitative law” and not “quantitative law”.• A sound enforcement machinery: A
law might have been properly enacted and may be theoretically effective too but it is useless
unless enforced in its true letter and spirit. The law enforcement machinery in India is not
well equipped to deal with cyber law offences and contraventions.• A sound judicial system:
A sound judicial system is the backbone for preserving the law and order in a society. In
short, the dream for an “Ideal Cyber Law in India” requires a “considerable” amount of time,
money and resources.
21. 21. Cyber Law Cases in India• Parliament Attack Case• Official Website of Maharashtra
Government Hacked• City Principal Seeks Police Help To Stop Cyber Crime• Community
sites: The new Danger
22. 22. Conclusions• Computer – related crime is a real.• Increase in number of crimes.• Law
should be alter as and when required.• Cyber law defined as a though full group
conversation about core values and distinct benefits to the society will persist .• Law as that
applicable to physical , geographically defined territories.• It is the duty of every citizen to
contribute toward making the said cyber space.
23. 23. Thank You