About Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C):
- I4C has been established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to deal with cybercrime in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
- The I4C focuses on tackling issues related to cybercrime for citizens, including improving coordination between variousLaw Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and stakeholders.
- The centre is located in New Delhi.
- Functions:
- To act as a nodal point in the fight against cybercrime.
- Identify the research problemsand 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 cyberspace for furthering the cause of extremist and terrorist groups.
- Suggest amendments, if required, in cyber lawsto keep pace with fast changing technologies and international cooperation.
- To coordinate all activitiesrelated to the implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) with other countries related to cybercrimes in consultation with the concerned nodal authority in MHA.
- Components of I4C:
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- National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU):For reporting threats pertaining to cybercrimes at regular intervals.
- National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP):To report various cybercrime complaints by citizens at all India levels on a common platform on a 24x7 basis from “anywhere, anytime”.
- National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC):To impart training to government officials, especially state law enforcement agencies.
- National Cybercrime Research and Innovation Centre:To carry out research for the development of indigenous tools for the prevention of cybercrimes.
- Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Coordination Team:For coordination, sharing of modus operandi of cybercrimes, data/information among states/UTs LEAs.
- Cybercrime Ecosystem Management Unit: For creating mass awareness in cyber hygiene for prevention of cybercrimes.
- National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory (Investigation) Ecosystem: For helping LEAs in cyber forensics investigation.
- I4C brings together academia, industry, public and government in the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrimes.
- I4C has envisaged the Cyber Crime Volunteers Program to bring together citizens with passion to serve the nation on a single platform and contribute in fight against cybercrime in the country.
- Other Initiatives:
- Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System: For immediate reporting of financial cyber frauds and preventing the siphoning of funds by cyber criminals on a near-real-time basis.
- National Toll-Free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been operationalized to provide citizen assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.
- CyberDost handle on various social media platforms to generate cyber awareness among citizens.
