2. Current status of cyberspace Issues of cyberspace-usage/growth/criminal and terrorist elements Need for cooperation & efforts so far-national/global Indian scenario- Information Technology Act 2000 (IT Act), IT (Amendment) Act 2008 Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Council of Europe draft convention of cybercrime Role of UN Future direction
3. World total users – 1.97 billion (28.7% of total population) Asia total users – 825.09 million (21.5% of total population) India total users – 81 million (7% of total population) China total users – 420 million (31.6% of total population) Japan total users – 99 million (78.2%of total population) South Korea total users – 39.4 million (81.1%of total population) (Statistics from www.internetworldstats.com Dec 2010)
4. Internet users– 81 million (7% of total population) Mobile phone users – 670.6 million (57% of total population) Broadband users – 10.08 million (Statistics from www.internetworldstats.com Dec 2010)
10. UN Resolution 57 / 239 (2002) on the “creation of a global culture of cyber security” identifies nine elements for creating a global culture of cyber security: Awareness Responsibility Response Ethics Democracy Risk Assessment Security Design and Implementation Security Management Reassessment UN Resolution 58 / 199 (2000) future emphasized “promotion of a global culture of cyber security and protection of critical information infrastructure” • Recognizes the growing importance of information technologies for the promotion of socio-economic development and the provision of essential goods and services. • Notes the increasing links among most countries ‘critical infrastructure and that these are exposed to a growing number and a wider variety of threats and vulnerabilities that raise new security concerns.
