Regional conference on cyber laws held

PTI, EOI, GUWAHATI, 21 Mar 2015: A two-day regional conference on cyber laws and the challenges faced by Indian judiciary while dealing the cases related to it was kicked off today.

"There are a lot of new crimes coming up in the cyber world and off-late we have witnessed an increase in the rate of these crimes. Unless we have a better understanding of these, we will not be able to deal with them properly," Supreme Court Judge Madan Bhimarao Lokur said while inaugurating conference here. 

Apart from computer-based internet, a new challenge has emerged in the form of mobile phone-based internet crimes, he added. "The hackers intercept the data of any computer or mobile phone and then temper with the data or evidence essential for a case that are needed to be analysed. This is a big challenge," Lokur said. 

The conference is organised by Gauhati High Court in association with the Judicial Academy, Assam and is aimed at sensitising judges, public prosecutors and investigating officers of the North Eastern region about cyber crimes. Synchronising with the conference, an exhibition of cyber forensic tolls was inaugurated by Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh. He said the cyber weapons being used today are no less than nuclear weapons.