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Home Minister new facility for tackling cybercrime
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- Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) on Friday.
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- 7-pronged system: The I4C is a seven-pronged system, which includes
(1) a cybercrime reporting portal,
(2) analysis of threats,
(3) capacity building,
(4) research and innovation,
(5) creating an ecosystem for cybercrime management and
(6) a joint cybercrime investigation platform for law enforcement agencies.
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal:
(1) On August 30, the MHA had unveiled its National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
(2) Purpose: The portal enables filing of all cybercrimes with specific focus on crimes against women, children, particularly child pornography, child sex abuse material, online content pertaining to rapes/gang rapes.
(3) Citizens can report any kind of cyber-crime irrespective of the place where it has occurred through the website.
Source
The Hindu