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"5,000 Cyber Commandos To Fight Cyber Threats," Says Amit Shah

Amit Shah highlighted that no single organisation or institution can secure cyberspace on its own but all the stakeholders must come together on a common platform and make concerted efforts.

Amit Shah Edited by Updated: Sep 10, 2024, 6:15 pm

Amit Shah said, "The states have boundaries, but criminals do not." (Image: X @amitshah)

On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that India will be fully launched with highly efficient and trained police as many as commandos who respond to cyber requirements and prevent cyber-attacks in the country. He said that the country would be ready to fight cybercrimes in the next 5 years. He pointed out that the states have boundaries, but criminals do not have such boundaries hence new national ‘Suspect Registry’ linked with the states will help prevent cybercrimes.

The country will have 5,000 cyber commandos in five years and these commandos will respond to cyber threats in the spur of the moment,  Amit Shah said, speaking at the first foundation day of the 14C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre). He also highlighted that the growth of the country will not be possible without making sure that the people are safe from cyber threats. He pressed that this move would ensure national security for every citizen.

He also inaugurated the ‘suspect registry’ where the cyber threat data is stored and used by the state authorities and central investigation agencies for probes. He said that the new registry is created completely based on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP). The new initiative also shook hands with financial intermediaries and banks to further strengthen cyber security to manage fraud risk in the domain.

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Mr Shah also introduced a Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC). This has been established at 14C in front of  IT intermediaries, telec0m service providers, payment aggregators and major banks along with states and union territories LEAs ( law enforcement agencies). He also added that ‘I4C’ is launching a nationwide awareness campaign starting from September 10th aiming to build a cyber-secure India. This will include involving more than 72 TV channels, 190 FM radio stations, and several other platforms.

Amit Shah highlighted that no single organisation or institution can secure cyberspace on its own but all the stakeholders must come together on a common platform and make concerted efforts unanimously. He also unveiled the Samanvaya platform which is a joint cybercrime investigation facilitation system.

What is 14C? 

Since its establishment on October 5, 2018, the major goal of 14C has to to address cyber threats and dwindle cyber-related issues across the country. This will also help to enhance the capabilities of LEAs and is aimed at improving the communication and coordination among the stakeholders who deal with cyber threats and other related issues.

The Central Government has launched Cybercrime Reporting Portal in 2019  to enable citizens to report online content about Child Pornography (CP)/ Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) or sexually explicit content such as Rape/Gang Rape (CP/RGR). This is to spread awareness of cybercrime, issue cyber-related alerts/ advisories, capacity building/ training of law enforcement officers/ judges/ prosecutors that also improve cyber forensics facilities and to prevent cybercrime and expedite investigations.

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14C Amit Shah cybercrime Union Home Minister

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