Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday addressed the National Conference on Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds and Dismantling the Ecosystem organised by the CBI and said attempts are being made to steal our country's data, and the Centre is continuously working to combat cyber crimes. The Home Minister added that the CBI is a unit in which many different departments and units are working together on a single platform to prevent cybercrimes.
Shah says if we do not take steps, cybercrime will become a crisis
Amit Shah said, "If the chain of custody for digital evidence is compromised or errors do not lead to a conviction, many difficulties arise. Today, I am looking at the period after 5 years. If we do not take the necessary steps, cybercrime will not just be fraud but will become a crisis. It is the responsibility of all government departments to save the nation from this crisis... As of now, 795 institutions, including banks, Fintech, NBFCs, and e-commerce platforms. Many institutions have been established and are associated with I4C. Across all these institutions, unless we strengthen the priority mechanism for I4C calls and responses, I4C cannot function properly..." He adds, "...In many of our campaigns, we have appointed cyber warriors. We have also run a massive online course called CyTrain. We have also established Cyber Crime Forensic Training Labs in multiple states. I hope the 2-day workshop will align all our efforts under one umbrella and deliver better results... The Prime Minister has also done a good job in the awareness campaign and infrastructure... But this cannot be done only by the Prime Minister. We all have to work toward increasing awareness and ending the delay. I hope the CBI's initiative, which has kept the I4C together, will help us reach a critical milestone in combating cybercrime in the coming days. "
Cybersecurity is of paramount importance in the digital journey: Shah
"Everyone's efforts are aligned—only then can the desired results be achieved,” he said, adding, "Cybersecurity is of paramount importance in our digital journey over these past 11 years."
The Union Home Minister said originally, there were 25,000 users, but now they have crossed 1 billion. "The rate of 1 GB of data has decreased by 97 percent. Every second digital transaction in the world is taking place in India. Those we need to protect—over 97 crore Jan Dhan accounts," he said.
Approximately 100 people fall victim to cybercrime every hour
Amit Shah added that cybersecurity is now also linked to the data of our country's organisations, which is being stolen and sold to our enemies.
"Approximately 100 people fall victim to cybercrime every hour. We have increased the speed of investigations. With digital transactions, the risk has also increased. Today, mule accounts are being bought and sold. Banks should use the Mule Account Hunter app developed by banks," he said.
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