Union Home Minister Amit Shah to launch key initiatives to check cybercrime

In a bid to check cybercrime Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch on Tuesday several key initiatives including a cyber fraud mitigation centre and a webbased module that will act as a onestop portal for data repository of cybercrime and data sharingHe will launch the initiatives of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre I4C at the organisations first foundation day celebrationShah will dedicate to the nation the Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre CFMC that has been established at the I4C with representations from major banks financial intermediaries payment aggregators telecom service providers IT intermediaries and law enforcement agencies of states and Union Territories an official statement saidAll stakeholders will work together for immediate action and seamless cooperation to tackle online financial crimes and the CFMC will serve as an example of cooperative federalism in law enforcementThe home minister will also launch the Samanvaya Platform Joint Cybercrime Investigation Facilitation System a webbased module that will act as a onestop portal for data repository of cybercrime data sharing crime mapping data analytics cooperation and coordination platform for law enforcement agencies in the country the statement saidAt the function Shah will inaugurate a cyber commandos programme under which a special wing of trained cyber commandos in states Union Territories and central police organisations CPOs will be established to counter threats to the cyber security landscape in the countryTrained cyber commandos will assist the states Union Territories and central agencies in securing the digital spaceThe home minister will also inaugurate a suspect registry created in collaboration with banks and financial intermediaries to strengthen fraud risk management capabilities of the financial ecosystemThese initiatives under the guidance of Shah will prove to be an important milestone in achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision of a cyber secure Bharat the statement saidI4C was established on October 5 2018 under the central sector scheme within the Cyber and Information Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs Its primary objective is to establish a nationallevel coordination centre for addressing all issues related to cybercrime across the countryThe I4C aims to enhance the capabilities of law enforcement agencies and improve coordination among various stakeholders dealing with cybercrimeOn January 10 2020 the headquarters of the I4C was inaugurated here and dedicated to the nation To give a permanent institutional form and build upon the learning gained during the scheme phase I4C has been designated as an attached office under the Ministry of Home Affairs with effect from July 1 2024This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever