Title of the Paper: An Analysis of the Emerging Trends of Cyber Crime in India
Author: Masoom Reza
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Name of the institution: Jamia Millia Islamia
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Co-author: Zeeshan Ahmad
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Name of the institution: Jamia Millia Islamia
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Co-author: Aman Prakash Singh
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Name of the institution: Jamia Millia Islamia
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An Analysis of the Emerging Trends of Cyber Crime in India
In this 21st century, the emergence of cyber space has reduced the whole world into a global
village and the power of buttons has transcended the power of arms. The unprecedented
information technology explosion in India, not only turned the country into a technology
giant but also contributed to the outgrowth of unrestrained cyber crime. Fundamentally, the
term Cyber crime is a generic expression for all acts/omissions which are done with criminal
intent using the medium of computers and Internet and the involvement of virtual cyber
medium at any stage of crime is sine qua non of such offences like Cyber-stalking, SMS/E-
mail spoofing, Child pornography, Cyber squatting, Cyber vandalism and Cyber terrorism
etc.
This paper attempts to delineate the various dimensions of the cyber crime which involves
individuals, property, government and the society at large. In the light of the statistics and
governmental/non-governmental reports, the basic reasons of such kind of offences, the
problems faced by Children, women, corporate, and the government in the technologically
advanced new India are holistically discussed.
Finally, after scrutinizing judicial pronouncements and legislative response of government to
cyber crime, the major steps taken by the techno-giant nations are exhaustively analyzed.
Moreover, various measures to deal with the emerging trends and rapid growth of cyber
crime through Cyber incidence response mechanisms, with the collaboration of government
and individuals , are recommended to achieve cyber security.
Keywords-- Cyber Crime, Information Technology Act 2000, Cyber Security