Lok Sabha Question No. 2867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Bilateral Agreement on Cyber Crime
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2867

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 22, 1939 (SAKA) BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON CYBER CRIME

2867. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is currently working towards bilateral agreements with around 15 countries for exchange of information on cyber crimes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government has taken several steps to check cyber crime such as legal, policy and institutional measures; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

- a) to b): The Ministry of Home Affairs has no such proposal at present.
- c) to d): Government  has  taken  various  measures  for  preventing  cyber crime in the country which inter-alia includes:
3. (i) The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently setup a Cyber & Information Security Division to look into relevant matters relating to cyber-crime & information security.
4. (ii) Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  is  implementing  a  scheme  'Cyber  Crime Prevention  against  Women  and  Children'  (CCPWC)  from  NIRBHAYA funds during the period 2017-2020, under which Rs 82.8 crore as Grantsin-Aid have been disbursed to the States/UTs for setting up of one cyber forensic training laboratory in each State/UT.

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- (iii) Various  steps  are  taken  by  MHA  as  well  as  States  to  modernize  the preventive setup and equip police personnel with knowledge and skills for prevention and control of crime through various national and state police academies/institutes. CCPWC scheme of Ministry of Home Affairs aims to train 27500 police personnel across the country in the field of cyber domain.
- (iv) Information Technology Act, 2000 has adequate deterrent provisions for cyber threats and cyber attacks.
- (v) All  the  new  government  websites  and  applications  are  to  be  audited with respect to cyber security prior to their hosting.  The auditing of the websites and applications is to be conducted on a regular basis after hosting.
- (vi) The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is regularly tracking  the  hacking  of  websites  and  alerts  the  website  owners concerned to take actions to secure the websites to prevent recurrence.
- (vii) Government has formulated Cyber Crisis Management Plan for countering cyber attacks and cyber terrorism.
- (viii) CERT-In issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats/vulnerabilities and countermeasures to protect computers/servers on regular basis.

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- (ix) Cyber  security  mock  drills  are  being  conducted  regularly  to  enable assessment of cyber security posture and preparedness of organizations in Government and critical sectors.
- (x) CERT-In conducts regular training programmes for key stakeholders.
- (xi) Government  has  initiated  setting  up  of  National  Cyber  Coordination Centre (NCCC).
- (xii) Government has launched the Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre).
- (xiii) NIC  which  provides  IT/E-Governance  related  services  to  Government Departments protects the cyber resources from possible compromises through a layered security approach in the form of practices, procedures and technologies.

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