| Sunday, January 07, 2007 |
| Bangalore logs on to cyber lab, plans better cyber crime detection and investigation |
Bangalore's new cyber crime lab will train local police officials in the investigation and prevention of cyber crimes.
Law enforcers now have an added training space. India’s third cyber lab, set up through public-private partnership to train and hone the skills of law enforcement officials in tackling cyber crimes, began operations in Bangalore.
The cyber lab will be run by Nasscom, the trade body of the Indian software and services firms, and sponsored by Canara Bank. The Bangalore cyber lab is expected to train about 1,000 officials of law enforcing agencies operating in the state police department, law department, defence services, banks, insurance and allied sectors, annually. The lab is housed at the Corps of Detectives premises of the Karnataka police, which also houses the country's first cyber crime police station.
According to Nasscom, though there are various forms of cyber crimes are on the rise the world over, India continues to be a safer place in terms of a strong security framework. There is, however, need to retain vigilance.
The cyber lab will aim at strengthening the legal infrastructure and creating an effective enforcement framework, and also spread awareness on the impending threat of cyber crimes. The lab will have a full-time project manager from the police, two instructors and part-time volunteers from the student community, according to reports.
The lab proposes to train cops on the familiarisation on areas such as internet use, e-mail and online transactions and education on what constitutes cyber crime. Post-training, they would be able to carry out various tasks like analysing and scrutinizing data on hard disks, e-mail tracking, extracting evidence using Internet and mobile phones and on cyber crime-related legislation.
The Canara Bank, as part of the bank's social responsibility initiative, would associate with the Karnataka police and Nasscom to create an eco-system for checking cyber crimes, especially frauds taking place in the use of Internet banking, ATMs, credit and debit cards and e-booking of tickets.
Nasscom has plans to open a fourth cyber lab in Pune soon and in other cities across the country.Labels: Tech |
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