Author : Onkar Singh, Priya Gupta and Roushan Kumar

Security, safety and privacy are of paramount importance to anyone who likes to crawl on the web. Keeping the best interest of the internet users in mind, India has laid down very solid foundations to safeguard its people from cyberattacks and cyber terrorism. Many cyber laws like National Cybersecurity Policy and Information Technology Act have been very effective in keeping unwanted invaders at bay. Even though India has solid policies against cybercrimes, the main challenge it faces is that general awareness is non-existent. Moreover, the policies laid down take too much time to implement rules and regulations for the betterment of the people. This research paper recommends some excellent point’s like- Proper blend in between the Western and Eastern technology, as well as efficient utilization of the resource pool to enable India fight against cyberattacks better. .

Keywords: Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Cyberattack, Cyber law, Privacy, Security, Hacking, Computer, Internet

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.6, No.2 (April-2016)