INDIAN CYBER COORDINATION CENTRE

INDIAN CYBER COORDINATION CENTRE

Subject: Governance

Context:  Cybercrime cell of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has started a new programme under which citizens can participate as volunteers to identify, flag and report to the Government illegal and unlawful content, including child pornography, rape, terrorism, radicalisation and anti-national activities.

Concept :

• MHA’s Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) will act as a nodal point while volunteers can register themselves with their states or union territories to act as cyber volunteers.

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre:

• It will be set up under the newly created Cyber and Information Security (CIS) division of the MHA.

It has seven components:

• National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit
• National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
• National Cyber Crime Training Centre
• Cyber Crime Ecosystem Management Unit
• National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Centre
• National Cyber Crime Forensic Laboratory Ecosystem
• Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Investigation Team.

Functions:

• The I4C will assist in centralising cyber security investigations, prioritise the development of response tools and bring together private companies to contain the menace.

Objectives:

• To act as a nodal point in the fight against cybercrime
• Identify the research problems/needs of LEAs and take up R&D activities in developing new technologies and forensic tools in collaboration with academia / research institutes within India and abroad
• To prevent misuse of cyber space for furthering the cause of extremist and terrorist groups
• Suggest amendments, if required, in cyber laws to keep pace with fast changing technologies and International cooperation
• To coordinate all activities related to implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) with other countries related to cybercrimes in consultation with the concerned nodal authority in MHA.