Stating that cyber crimes are a rapidly-rising menace and attacks on computers have become common, Governor K. Rosaiah said that it is high time people are sensitised to such offences and security systems are strengthened.
He was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day Digital Forensic Congress – 2015 organised on Friday by Centre Of Excellence in Digital Forensics, Asian Criminological Society, Macau and Indian Society of Criminology, University of Madras.
“The cyber crimes once committed by individuals or small groups are now being done by criminal organisations. They are widespread and have a close network operating across the world,” he said.
Stating that digital espionage had become the term of the era, he said that cyber criminals are now turning their attention from computers to cloud storage. “It is also important that we give priority to digital forensics,” he said.
Professor Jianhong Liu, president, Asian Criminological Society, Macau, spoke about how he was working closely with the Indian Society of Criminology. R. Thandavan, vice-chancellor, University of Madras, said that with a rise in the use of computers, it was essential to understand cyber crimes. K. Ramasubramaniam, chairman, Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics, also spoke.
Participants in a meet on digital forensics discussed the risks of security threats online
