CBI conference on cyber crime today

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With cyber crime becoming a global phenomenon and the Internet blurrring international boundaries, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is organising a daylong conference on cyber crime along with the Council of Europe this Thursday to discuss new international systems for better cooperation among countries. International Police Cooperation against Cyber Crime is being organised to enhance the knowledge of law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to combat cyber crimes.

May 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - In order to tackle cyber crime, the Kolkata police joined hands with the Public Relations Society of India, Kolkata Chapter and Calcutta Telephones and organised a workshop here to spread awareness about cyber security. Cyber crime still remains a vague phenomenon for most Internet users, as they are not aware as to what actually constitutes cyber crime and what laws are against it.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Concerned over the growing number of cyber crime cases in the country, the Government on Thursday said that an international crisis management plan needs to be put in action. It also laid emphasis on information exchange, investigation and coordinated response at a global level by the law enforcing agencies to deal with the menace effectively.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cyber attacks and cyber terrorism are the new looming threats on the horizon and the country needs to focus on specific areas to guarantee cyber security, a senior government official said Thursday. 'There could be attacks on critical infrastructure such as telecommunications, power distribution, transportation, financial services, essential public utility services and others,' said cabinet secretary K.M.

April 21st, 2009 The Bangladesh government plans to prescribe 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for those involved in cyber crime.A bill approved by the cabinet will be introduced during parliament's session likely to begin in June to ensure legitimacy and security of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This was one of the poll promises made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League along with a vision of a 'Digital Bangladesh 2020'.

May 13th, 2009 AGARTALA - Alarmed by a spurt in cyber crimes in the northeastern state of Tripura, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation to smash the racket, an official said here Wednesday. 'The cyber crime racket comprises both Indians and foreign nationals,' Tripura police spokesperson Nepal Das told IANS.

September 13th, 2009 HYDERABAD - An increasing number of students are drawn to learn cyber security as they foresee a bright future in this upcoming field. With information technology (IT) gaining popularity the security of data compiled, stored and transmitted is of utmost import.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Security Minister, Lord West, has issued a warning about terrorists' intentions of using the internet to launch a cyber-warfare campaign against the UK. Lord West issued the warning as he published the Government's new Cyber Security Strategy aimed at heading off online threats.

July 8th, 2009 Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attackWASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that a widespread computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime. Officials say the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and the Transportation Department's Web sites were all down at varying points over the weekend and into this week.

April 16th, 2009 Police have started a massive drive across Gujarat's cities and towns to check the records of visitors to the various cyber cafes as a precautionary measure ahead of the polling for the state's 26 Lok Sabha seats April 30. A senior police official involved with the drive here told IANS that police constables on various beats have started carrying out checking of the visitor entries made in the logbooks of cyber cafes in about 25,000 cafes across Gujarat.'The records are being checked from the month of March this year,' the official added.

September 13th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Aiming to prevent cyber crimes in the country, students in Hyderabad are learning and mastering the intricacies of cyber security. In the fast developing countries where information technology (IT) has reached the apex, the security of data compiled, stored and transmitted is of utmost import.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - A series of online competitions are being planned in Britain with the objective of converting would be computer hackers into cyber security "top guns". Competition organizers said that they are hoping to emulate a similar scheme that is on in the United States.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at US DOE's (Department of Energy's) Argonne National Laboratory have devised a program that allows for Cyber Security defense systems to communicate when attacked and transmit that information to cyber systems at other institutions in the hopes of strengthening the overall cyber security posture of the complex. "The Federated Model for Cyber Security acts as a virtual neighborhood watch program.

May 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - An inquiry into cyber bullying has revealed that young victims can use friendships on social networking websites to help protect themselves. Gillian Calvert, the NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, told the inquiry that cyber bullying should not be viewed as a new phenomenon.

June 30th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A 28-year-old woman lost RM19,000 after her cyber 'lover' tricked her into parting with her savings to help him start a business. She had thought that the cyber love affair was genuine after the stranger, purportedly from Ireland, popped the question.