A Comprehensive Study on Laws against Cyber Crimes

Cyber crime is an unlawful act wherein the computer is either a tool or a target or both. Cyber crimes can involve criminal activities that are traditional in nature, such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief all of which are subjected to the Indian Penal code. Cyber law(also referred to as cyberlaw) is a term used to describe the legal issues related to use of communications technology, particularly “cyberspace”. Cyber-attacks represent a potential threat to information security. As rates of data usage and internet consumption continue to increase, cyber awareness turned to be increasingly urgent. This study focuses on the relationship between the cyber crimes and the associated laws to protect against these crimes and threats. In this research, an effort has been made to highlight the important cyber crimes and laws that protect against these crimes. In this study, the main focus is to address new age crimes that are defined under Information Technology Act 2000. This study helps to identify most happening cyber crimes and measures to protect against them.