CYBER POLICY - CYBER
LAWS
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Cyber policy
Cyber policy regulates all aspects of digital data exchange, including the internet, data
privacy and network usage as well as cyber defense
Cyber policy must strike a balance between necessary regulation and social freedom ,
home users small, medium, and large Enterprises ,Government and non-government
entities
It serves as an authority framework that defines and guides the activities associated
with the security of cyberspace. It allows all sectors and organizations in designing
suitable cybersecurity policies to meet their requirements. The policy provides an
outline to effectively protect information, information systems and networks.

Cyber laws
The advent of internet connection across the global scale has enable millions of user to connect
via computer. Many users may misuse the network by performing illegal activity on the
computer and targets the security of the system and data such activity is termed as cyber crime
Cyber crime can be defined as a criminal activity doing things like stealing the personal
information of the business trade secrets or other malicious purpose, they obtain these
information by hacking , spamming and phishing

Various types of Cyber Crime
➔ Cyberspace the term cyberspace was coined by WILLIAM GIBSON in his book
NEUROMANCER 1984, It is a worldwide network of computers that uses internet
for communication, transmission and exchange of data, chatting , research ,
exploring and play , It is a large computer network made up of many worldwide
computer networks that employ TCP/IP PROTOCOL to aid in communications
and data exchange activities
➔ CyberSquatting is a type of crime where in the hackers register sells and uses
domain name of some company with the aim of gaining profit from the goodwill Of
its trade mark

➔ Cyberpunk and cyber warfare in terms of technology the cyber punk is coined as cyber
and punk it signifies two primary aspects of cyber punk i.e., technology and individualism.
the purpose of referring it as a cyberpunk is to specify the side by side position of punk
attitudes and high technology.
➔ Cyber warfare refers to a conflict based on internet. It includes malicious attacks on info
and information systems , attacks are capable of disabling official websites and networks
and disrupting essential services
➔ Cyber terrorism is an internet based attacks in terrorist activities , it is referred to as a
deliberate usage of computer networks and public internet in order to effect the personal
objectives by using tools such as computer virus

Cyber crime
scenario in INDIA -
IT ACT
Act and Sections: All Cyber
Crimes do not come under
the Information Technology
Act, 2000. To deal new type
of cyber-crimes such as
tampering of source code,
hacking, and publication of
obscene information in
electronic form, the new act
can be invoked.

The term cyberCrime is not being defined by the indian law , even after
amendment made in the IPC act of IT 2000, while on the other hand chapter XI of
Indian ITA act deals with offences relating to cyber crimes , the offenses which
falls under chapter XI of the Indian ITA 2000 act,
★ Interfering with the computer source code or computer source documents
★ Using others information without permission ex: Hacking
★ Practising breach of confidentiality and privacy
★ Issuing digital signature certificate with fraudulent motives
★ Misrepresenting facts to acquire the license of Certifying Authority or any
Digital Signature

National cyber security policy
The national cyber security policy 2013 was build to achieve protection
against information , its infrastructure and to make the system capable of
handling treats associated with cyber crime
Objectives of NCSP 2013
● To provide platform with which protection can be provided at all times
(24*7) with appropriate security mechanisms that can be operated all the
times
● Imposing various laws for illegal activities involved in cyber space system
● To make organizations elect a chief information security officer who
handles all the security related activities associated with cyber space