India saw a significant jump in cyber-crimes reported in 2021 from the previous year

Last Updated: Jan 03, 2023, 11:23 AM IST

India saw a significant jump in cyber-crimes reported in 2021 from the previous year. That year, over 52 thousand cyber-crime incidents were registered. Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest share during the measured time period. The northern state of Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of cyber-crimes compared to the rest of the country, with over six thousand cases registered with the authorities in 2018 alone. India’s tech state, Karnataka, followed suite that year. It was estimated that in 2017, consumers in India collectively lost over 18 billion U.S. dollars due to cyber-crimes. However, these were estimates based only on reported numbers. In a country like India, it is highly likely that the actual figures could be under-reported due to a lack of cyber-crime awareness or the mechanisms to classify them.

Awareness building is most important to reduce Cyber Crime. Cyber security awareness programs play a crucial role in educating individuals, students, parents, and enterprises in this internet age about possible cyber-attacks and their prevention methods.

To reduce Cyber Crime, Crime Intelligence Force (A reputed intelligence workers organization in India) and Shreeshaya IT Literacy & Cyber Security (Professional IT Training Provider & Cyber Security Awareness Spreader) started a joint venture of Mission Hack Proof India. The MOU was signed by Shree Anand Kumar Tripathi, Director General (DG) of Crime Intelligence Force, and Shree Kiran Dev B, Founder & CEO of Shreeshaya IT Literacy & Cyber Security on 3rd January 2023 Digha, West Bengal. The other dignitaries present on the moment include Mr. Sandip Kumar Mitra, Head of the Administrative Department (Admin Head) of Shreeshaya IT Literacy & Cyber Security, Mr. Suman Roy, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Shreeshaya IT Literacy & Cyber Security, and many other members of Crime Intelligence force was there.

The objective of MOU is to prepare cyber volunteers and spread Cyber Security Awareness among school, College, Govt. & Non-govt. offices of every district of several state so that no one can be a victim of cyber-crime.

As a part of MOU, Crime Intelligence Force will select 50 youth who will be trained by Shreeshaya IT Literacy & Cyber Security will train them on cyber security to be a cyber-volunteer.

Cyber Volunteers will spread cyber security awareness among students and teachers of school, college, staffs of Govt. office like Block Development Office, District Magistrate Office and many others by organizing 1 or 2 hours awareness program.

Awareness programs under Mission Hack Proof India will be start from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Telengana and Assam.

This will not only be limited to organize one time awareness program of 1 or 2 hours. After the awareness program in a block office the school under the block will be provided a faculty volunteer by Crime Intelligence Force who will go to the school and will share every new type of cyber-crime and how to protect from this cyber-crime to the students.

Further 50 more cyber volunteer will be prepared by Crime Intelligence Force and Shreeshaya IT Literacy & Cyber Security.