IT ACT AND CYBER CRIME

Presented by Dheeraj Dani7737401991

Contents:IntroductionWhat is Cyber Crime?History of cyber crimeDefinitionCategories of cyber crimeCYBER ATTACKS STATISTICS 2013

Cyber criminalsWhat is IT Law and Cyber LawPhishingBotnetconclusion

INTRODUCTIONThe internet in India is growing rapidly. It has

given rise to new opportunities in every field we can think of – be it entertainment, business, sports or education.

There are two sides to a coin. Internet also has its own disadvantages. One of the major disadvantages is Cyber crime – illegal activity committed on the internet.

What is Cyber crime???• Cyber crime is simply defined as crimes that are

directly related to computers and using computers. 

• An increasing number of domestic and international criminal activities are using the Internet. Computers and other electronic devices can be tools to commit crime or are targeted by criminals. A personal computer connected to the Internet without protection may be infected with malicious software in under a minute.

History of Cyber Crime• In the early decades of modern information technology (IT),

computer crimes were largely committed by individual disgruntled and dishonest employees.

• Physical damage to computer systems was a prominent threat until the 1980s.

• Criminals often used unauthorized access to subvert security systems as they modified data for financial gain or destroyed data for revenge.

• As telecommunications technology spread throughout the IT world, programmers began writing malicious software, including self-replicating programs, to interfere with personal computers.

DEFINING CYBER CRIMEIt’s an unlawful act wherein the computer is

either a tool or a target or both.

Acts that are punishable by the Information Technology Act.

Cyber space is a virtual space that has become as important as real space for business, politics, and communities

CATEGORIES OF CIBER CRIME1. Cyber crimes against persons.

2. Cyber crimes against property.

3. Cyber crimes against government

CYBER ATTACKS STATISTICS(2013)

CYBER CRIMINALSInsider Threats (employees)

Hackers (teenage thrill-

seekers to sophisticated

criminals)

Hactivists' (overloads e-mail

servers or hack web sites to send political

message)

Virus writers

(writes viruses to that infect systems)

Criminal groups

(attack systems & steal password for

financial gain)

Sensitive intrusions

(sensitive information is

obtained via computer intrusions)

Information warfare

(alternative to military attacks)

Terrorists (who have potential

to disrupt government systems

with computer attacks)

Cyber Warfare

(attack by sovereigns --- Crime or

Declaration of war)

What is IT Law and Cyber LawIT Law is a set of legal enactments, currently in

existence in several countries, which governs the digital dissemination of both (digitalized) information and software.

Cyber law or Internet law is a term that encapsulates the legal issues related to use of the Internet. It is less a distinct field of law than intellectual property or contract law, as it is a domain covering many areas of law and regulation. Some leading topics include internet access and usage, privacy, freedom of expression.

PHISHING

A deception designed to steal valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information.

GLOBAL PHISHING SURVEY 2012

PEREVENTIONUSE STRONG PASSWORDS

SECURE YOUR COMPUTER1) ACTIVATE YOUR FIREWALL

2) USE ANTI-VIRUS

3) BLOCK SPYWARE ATTACKS

BE SOCIAL –MEDIA SAVVY

SECURE YOUR MOBILR DEVICES.

INSTALL LATEST OS.

SECURE WIRELESS NETWORK.

PROTECT YOUR E-IDENTITY

Why India?

A rapidly growing online user base

121 Million Internet Users 65 Million Active Internet

Users, up by 28% from 51 million in 2010

50 Million users shop online on Ecommerce and Online Shopping Sites

46+ Million Social Network Users

346 million mobile users had subscribed to Data Packages.

The majority of cybercrimes are centered on fraud and Phishing, India is the third-most targeted country for Phishing attacks after

the US and the UK, Social networks as well as ecommerce sites are major targets, 6.9 million bot-infected systems in 2010, 14,348 website defacements in 2010, 6,850 .in and 4,150 .com domains were defaced during 2011, 15,000 sites hacked in 2011, India is the number 1 country in the world for generating spam.

BotnetsA network of compromised computers that

have been infected with malicious code, and can be remotely-controlled through commands sent via the Internet by a botmaster

Used for making money! Who pays: Internet Advertising companies for downloading

adware onto vulnerable PCs Companies who send spam, viruses and other

malwareGoogle (unintentionally, see Clickbot.A

summary)Used for the heck of it

Botnet ThreatBotnets are a major threat to the Internet

because:Consist of a large pool of compromised

computers that are organized by a master.a.k.a., Zombie Armies

Carry out sophisticated attacks to disrupt, gather sensitive data, or increase armies

Armies are in the 1000’s to aggregate computing power

Communication network allows bots to evolve on compromised hosts

Attacking BehaviorsInfecting new hosts

Social engineering and distribution of malicious emails or other electronic communications (i.e. Instant Messaging)

Example - Email sent with botnet diguised as a harmless attachment.

Stealing personal information Keylogger and Network sniffer technology used on

compromised systems to spy on users and compile personal information

Phishing and spam proxy Aggregated computing power and proxy capability make allow

spammers to impact larger groups without being traced. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

Impair or eliminate availability of a network to extort or disrupt business

Communication ProtocolsIn most cases botnets use well defined and

accepted Communication Protocols. Understanding the communication protocols used helps to: Determine the origins of a botnet attack and

the software being used Allow researchers to decode conversations

happening between the bots and the masters

There are two main Communication Protocols used for bot attacks: IRC HTTP

Conclusion Cybercrime greatly affects individuals, businesses,

and national security due to the pervasiveness

ofthe Internet

Different countries should work together and use

legal, organizational, and technological approaches

to combat cybercrime

• To reduce the damage to critical infrastructures

• To protect the Internet from being abused

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