New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said those who do not want to see India safe attempt various types of cyber attacks and some countries have even created cyber armies.
Addressing a conference on 'cyber safety and national security', Shah, however, said the central government is fully alert to deal with any such threats and is also upgrading itself to prevent all kinds of cyber attacks.
"The cyber security is also linked with the national security in a way. Those who do not want to see our country safe, also attempt various types of cyber attacks. Some nations have even created cyber armies," he said.
The home minister said many new dimensions of cyber frauds will be seen in the coming days and the country has to make many preparations in terms of cyber space security.
He said cyber security is integral to national security and the Narendra Modi government is committed to making it robust.
"We all know how important is cyber security and how it can contribute for the development of India. India's progress is not possible without cyber security. Cyber security is integral to the national security and the Modi government is committed to making it robust," he said.
The home minister said everyone knows that the misuse of cyber space is not new and various kinds of cyber crimes are seen very often that include malware attacks, phishing, attacks on critical infrastructure, data theft, online economic frauds, child pornography among others.
Such crimes are expected to increase in the coming days, he said.
He said the questions of privacy of citizens are already there and everyone has to be more careful in the context of critical information security.
"Both data and information are going to become a huge economic force in the coming days, so we have to prepare ourselves for the security of data and information.
Shah also cited the data on the increasing number of cyber crimes being reported in the country.
"In 2012, a total of 3,377 cyber crimes were reported and it has gone up to 50,000 in 2020. The number of cyber crimes which were not reported could be in lakhs. We are resolved to create the most secured cyber atmosphere in the world," he said.
The home minister said the Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a cyber crimes reporting portal about three years ago and so far, 11 lakh different kinds of cyber crimes have been reported there.
Besides, he said, there were over two lakh social media complaints which were registered on the portal.