By Vidyut The home ministry has directed the states to set up state cyber crime coordination cells and district cyber crime cells, cyber forensics and mobile forensics labs, as a part of an eight-point set of guidelines created to address cyber crimes, reports The Indian Express. The letter, which we couldn't find a copy of, identifies "defacement of government websites, online stalking/harassment and data theft" as crimes, as per the report, and includes recommendations like “deep monitoring of web” and setting up of “social media monitoring with due emphasis on vernacular content”, "maintaining data of suspects" that could be shared with other law enforcement agencies through a "secured internal network". States have also been asked to access data and facilitate online filing of complaints through Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). The state cyber crime coordination cells and district cyber crime cells will report to the district SP but have access to the State Cyber Crime Controller for guidance, as per the report. Note that several states have one or more cyber crime investigation cells operating under respective Criminal Investigation Departments (CID). Several organizations have compiled lists for public information (CSR, Naavi, Secure India, etc). The CBI too has a Cyber Crimes Investigation Cell. The National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC), created under Sec 70A of the Information Technology Act (2000) is responsible for protecting "those computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety". NCIIPC recognizes the following critical…
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Home Ministry advises states to set up cyber crime co-ordination cells, deep monitoring of the web
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