Rajnath Singh Addresses Police Conference on Cybercrime
The Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh has called upon the police forces and security agencies of various countries to collaborate and defeat the threats posed by cybercrimes.
Inaugurating the two-day Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Rajnath Singh said the Indian Government has taken digitalization to a new level by providing digital based services in many sectors to its countrymen.
He said across the world cyber-dependency has become widespread today. This has increased vulnerability to attacks against both civilian and military infrastructures, he added.
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“I have identified few essential key drivers, such as threats through Internet, Cyber Security, Cyber Crimes, etc., which are relevant and I am sure this Conference will deliberate on them,” the minister said.
He added that Internet has become a favoured mode for communication and it has evolved as a backbone for financial transactions, social activities and is a bridge between the people and government.
Internet’s potential mass reach has driven many governments across the world to evolve digital programmes. Indian Government has taken digitalization to a new level by providing digital-based services in many sectors to its countrymen, the minister said.
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