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A Study on Awareness about Cyber Crime in India
A Study on Awareness about Cyber Crime in India
Pallavi Verma
Under the guidance of Ms . Smyle
SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND COMMERCE
BACHELOR IN COMMERCE HONOURS
GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION
Internet in India is growing rapidly. It has given rise to new opportunities in the field of entertainment, business, sports, education and many more. With
The advent and increasing use of the Internet, companies have crossed the barriers of local markets and are reaching customers located in all parts of the World. Computers are widely used in business not only as a tool to process information, but also to gain strategic and competitive advantage. Computers
Can be used for both constructive and destructive reasons.
The abuse of the Internet has given rise to new age crimes that are addressed in the Information Technology Act of 2000. As information around the World becomes more accessible, it also becomes more vulnerable to misuse. India is on the radar of cybercriminals with increasing cyber attacks against Indian establishments. India ranks third as a source of malicious activity on the Internet after the US and China, second as a source of malicious code, And fourth and eighth as a source or origin of web attacks and network attacks.
According to the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), 27,482 cases of cybercrime were reported between January and June (2017).
These include phishing, virus or malicious code, defacement, scanning or probing, site intrusion, ransomware, and denial of service attacks.
