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1-day workshop on Cyber Crimes and Digital Forensics

A one-day workshop was organised by Cyber Society of India at S.M. Diaz Hall, University of Madras on 2-7-10 from 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM. Chairman of CySi Shri R. Ramamurthy welcomed the participants. Describing the coverage areas in the workshop, he spoke about the activities of CySi in its objectives of increasing awareness about Cyber Crimes.

Dr R. Thilagaraj, Head, Dept of Criminology, University of Madras inaugurating the workshop spoke on the present day scenario in criminology especially cyber criminology and lauded the efforts of NGO’s like Cyber Society of India touching upon the areas where academic institutions can play a greater role. He underlined the increasing interest shown by youngsters in the area of data security as seen by the increased response to courses like M.Sc. Cyber Forensics offered by Madras University.

Shri R Vittal Raj, the noted Information Security consultant gave a powerful presentation on information security, the threats and vulnerabilities. Highlighting the challenges of today in the area of information security and the threats of botnets and zombies, he recommended a cautious approach for all the netizens especially in the light of dangers posed by professional hackers and cyber attackers organized as hackers' groups and other uorganised forums.

This session was followed by a panel discussion with Dr M. Sudhakar, Addl Dy Commr of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, Chennai, Shri A. Kandasamy, Asst Commr of Police, Bank Fraud Cell, Shri R. Charuhasan, Advocate on the dais. Shri Ramamurthy as the Moderator introduced the panelists. Dr.Sudhakar initiated the discussion citing instances from his vast experience in the areas of cybercrime investigation. Shri Kandasamy quoted instances of credit card frauds, skimming frauds and the role of banks, highlighting the responsibilities of bank personnel in combatting card related frauds. Shri Charuhasan spoke about the need to strengthen the existing laws especially the provisions of I.T. Act to deal firmly with cyber offences. Questions fielded by participants were replied in an enthusiastic manner by Dr Sudhakar. The session was very lively with active participation from everyone.

Shri V Rajendran, spoke on the relevance of I.T. Act and the evidentiary mechanism dealt with in it. He described the various provisions of I.T Act as amended in 2008 especially in areas dealing with maintenance of e-records and provisions relating to submission of e-records as evidences.

In the post lunch session, Smt Kalavathy, State Forensics Dept spoke about the digital forensics, computer hard-disk, mobile phone etc narrating instances of how forensics evidences are dealt with. Shri Venkatesan of Lab Systems India Pvt. Ltd., the main sponsors of the event, gave a useful lecture on the importance of hard-disk evidence, techniques of capturing evidences. Drawing from his rich experience of dealing with different cyber crimes and computer related offences, he spoke about the significance of forensics tools and the evidenciary values from the tools. Shri Yadav also from Lab Systems, gave a vivid presentation of their forensic tool EnCase and its usefulness in the police departments throughout the country and abroad too.

Shri S.N. Ravichandran from CySI Coimbatore shared his experiences in investigating and assisting the police in the cyber crime area especially in bank fraud cases. He highlighted the practical problems faced by the investigators right from the stage of enquiry, FIR and upto the stage of final conviction.

Participants enquired about the effectiveness of various tools like EnCase in the field of cyber crime investigations and evidences. At the end of the workshop, a Technical demo was arranged for those participants, who were interested in the technical details.

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Awareness programme on Cyber Crime for Puducherry Police

CySI was assigned the task of designing and conducting a two-day workshop on Cyber Crimes exclusively for the police officials of Puducherry. The course was conducted at Puducherry Police Training School ably co-ordinated and assisted by the Principal of Police Training College, Shri A. Vijayakumar, Supdt of Police and inaugurated by him in the presence of four Supdts of Police and a host of other police officials. Totally 40 police officials from different divisions/stations of Puducherry police attended the programme.

Shri R. Ramamurthy, Chairman CySI welcomed the participants and spoke on Cyber Crime in general giving an introduction to computer frauds in all its ramifications and the presence scenario in the country. He added valuable inputs enhancing the contents of the training programme highlighting the contribution of police officials in combatting cyber crimes. Shri V Rajendran gave an introduction to the 2-day programme and started the schedule with a brief introduction to computer systems, operating systems etc. Dr B. Muthukumaran handled the session on networking giving an introduction to networking components, IP addresses, email and internets with special reference to users' perspective on where to look for in the event of cyber crimes and computer threats. Shri P.N.A. Shanker Kumar described the hard-ware components of a computer system including the network components and the peripherals.

On day 2 (Saturday 22 May 2010) Shri S.N. Ravichandran from CySI Coimbatore handled all the practical problems faced by the police in dealing with a cyber crime. He spoke on the practical difficulties faced by the investigators especially in a mobile fraud, email related crimes and ATMs and other banking related crimes. Dr Muthukumaran dwelt at length on tracing an IP address and tracing the sender of an email, knowledge of which is essentially required for police officials. In the afternoon, Shri V Rajendran spoke on the regulatory and investigative mechanism in the country detailing the various important sections of I.T. Act and other related enactments in the country describing the cyber evidence scenario.

The programme concluded with distribution of certificates by the Chairman and a host of questions fielded by almost all the participants.

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Cyber Security Workshop in Crescent University

Cresecent University Vandalur, Chennai organised a two-day Inter-College workshop on Cyber Security on 26th and 27th April 2010. CySI President Prof. K. Subramaniam and Chairman Shri R. Ramamurthy in their inaugural address spoke about the various aspects of Cyber Security today. Subsequently, Shri M.L. Srinivasan gave a vivid and useful presentation on 'Network Security' followed by Shri J. Prasanna speaking on DoS Attacks, fire-walls and anti-virus. Shri S.N. Ravichandran spoke about the practical problems encountered in dealing with and investigating cyber crimes. On 27th Dr B. Muthukumaran spoke on Botnets and SCADA and related security in the global scenario. Shri V. Rajendran spoke on 'Security Concerns in electronic delivery channels in banks'. Shri R. Ramamurthy summed up the proceedings and distributed certificates in the presence of the Dean, Prof Sriram, HoD Computer Science Dept and other college officials.

CySI Delhi Chapter

CySI Delhi Chapter inaugurated on 13-2-2010 at the Main Conference Room, IIPA, Indraprashtha New Delhi by Hon'bleShri M.M.Pallam Raju, Minister of State for Defence as the Chief Guest Presidential Addressed rendered by Shri R. Chandrashekar, Secretary, DIT, Govt of India.

Chapter Introduction by Shri S. Ramakrishnan, former Director General, C-DAC

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National Seminar on Cyber Society in RMK Engineering College

CySI in association with RMK Engg. College organised a 2-day National Seminar on 22 and 23 Jan 2010 in which CySI Chairman and other principal office-bearers participated and addressed the participants. Besides the students and faculty from RMK Engg. College, senior faculty members, research scholars and tudents from various disciplines from Anna University and other colleges attended.

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Seminar on Computer Security on 30th Nov 09

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CySI organises a Workshop on Cyber Crimes in financial transactions

Workshop on “Combating Cyber Crimes in financial transaction and the role of Standards”

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International Telecom Union FORUM

“ICTs for economic growth and sustainable development”

Hosted by the Geneva Government
5 - 9 October 2009.

CySI offers Certificate Courses

CySI organizes a one-day course of 7-hour duration on Cyber Law and Information Security with the four sessions i) Security concerns in electronic banking channels like ATM, e-banking, Credit Cards etc ii) Introduction to internet and email and the secure practices iii) Security in network iv) I.T. Act and its relevance to common man. Depending upon the user interaction, there may be interactive sessions and question and answer sessions at the end of the day for about 30 minutes.
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Bangaluru Chapter Meeting on 29-8-09

Press Release dated 30th August 2009 from Cyber Society of India, Bangaluru on UID Project of GoI.

Cyber Society of India: UID is a challenging task

Cyber Society of India, a non-profit and non-commercial organisation set up with a view to creating awareness on the use of internet, email, cyber crimes, fraud-prone areas in e-commerce and electronic banking etc, with registered office in Chennai, convened a meeting of its Bangaluru Chapter on 29th August Saturday. The meeting was organized mainly to discuss the UID Project of Government of India and its impact on the common man, the challenges and the road-map. The meeting was chaired by the Bangaluru Chapter Chairman Shri R. Sri Kumar, IPS, former Inspector General of Police, a tech-savvy senior police official, and attended by a host of corporate representatives from software and telecom industry.

Chairman of CySI Bangaluru Shri R. Sri Kumar welcomed the gathering and started the debate on the main point of the agenda – UID and its challenges. He said that it is a massive exercise with very wide ramifications and a very extensive reach that would affect every citizen of the country. He said that all citizens should come forward to make the exercise a success, adding that every individual is responsible for his data, should take care to give the correct data and ensure that the information gets updated periodically, avoiding room for any malpractices like duplication and impersonation .

Smr R. Rajalakshmi, Director Software Technology Parks of India, Bangaluru stated that integration of all kinds of data available with the government as well as the accuracy of all the data so collected is the primary concern. Shri K.K. Kutty, former CMD of CMC Ltd stated that there should be an incentive for the citizens to volunteer UID information and to go in for the UID number immediately. Shri Naavi, Cyber Law consultant, stated that NGO’s like CySI have a major role to play in spreading awareness on the use and utilities of the UID project and strive to make the project a success, giving inputs to the government whenever required.

Founder-Chairman of CySI Shri R. Ramamurthy described the technical, legal and socio-cultural angle in the UID project. President of CySI Shri K. Subramaniam, IT Consultant to the CAG and Director, IGNOU, New Delhi spoke about the practical problems in implementation of the project. Secretary of CySI Shri V Rajendran proposed vote of thanks.

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CySI organizes a Conclave on UID Project of Govt of India

Meeting of Bangaluru Chapter of CySI has been organized on Saturday, 29th August 2009 at 4 PM at Gemini Communications Ltd, 18/11B, Roopena Agrahara, Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560 068, Ph: +91 96204 71000, This meeting will mainly discuss the Unique ID Project of the Government of India and how CySI can contribute towards the project. Top IT experts and representatives from the Corporate world in Bangaluru have been invited. Admission by invitation only.

CySI Chairman and Secretary invited for FICCI Meeting 28th Oct 09

Chairman of CySI Shri R. Ramamurthy and Secretary Shri V Rajendran were invited for the First Meeting of FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council for 2009-10 to take part in the deliberations on the Role of FICCI in the Education Sector and to discuss the road-map and Action Plan for the year. The meeting, presided over by Shri P.Murari, Advisor to President, was held on 18th August 2009 at 4.00 PM at Hotel New Woodlands, Mylapore, Chennai 600004. Panelists included top academicians from the City, Registrars of Universities, FICCI’s Education Committee members and Professors and Heads of Departments from renowned colleges and Business Schools of repute.

Panelists debated issues like:

Gaps prevalent in the industry’s requirements of talents and that provided by b-schools
Need for revising MBS and other curriculum to bring it closer to the industry and to the people to make it more purposeful and useful
Importance of emphasis on national culture in the present day education system
Role of an inter-college forum for info-exchange among educational institutions
Greater role of FICCI in the society in shaping up the educational system
Increased role of FICCI in the academic system to build a more vibrant nation
Larger role of FICCI in areas like agriculture and farm sector to guide the rural sector….

The entire discussions were quite meaningful and the points were all recorded. FICCI decided to assimilate all the points, convene the next meeting and take the subject forward and then finalise the action plan.

CySI organises a Workshop

CySI organises a Workshop on Information Security on 9th May in Hotel Green Park Chennai.

Worldwide Security Conference

CySI Chairman was invited to speak in the Worldwide Security Conference held on 18th & 19th Feb. 2009 at Brussels. The conference was very well attended. India had four representatives. Lt. General {Retd} Satish Nambiar, Member, UN High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change & Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff, India delivered the Keynote speech. Our Chairman was a panel speaker on "First Steps to Cyber 'peace' ; information warfare. Mr. Kanwal Sibal, former Secretary, Foreign affairs and our Chairman were involved in a high level meeting, where it was decided to form a group of USA, Russia, China and India for issues on Cyber crime prevention and for joint action on Cyber issues. Mr. Kumar , Editor Lok Satta, and our Chairman were involved in a panel discussion on the ' Media and Terrorism: An accurate picture or a distorted Lens'. Several issues were discussed during the deliberations of the conference. Details about the discussion and decisions taken during the conference will be made available in the site shortly.

ELECTRONIC SECURITY EXPERTS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION TO
AVOID “A DIGITAL PEARL HARBOR”

The world’s newest security threats require international coordination between governments and businesses, say experts at EastWest Institute’s sixth annual Worldwide Security Conference BRUSSELS. February 19. The world is unprepared for potentially crippling attacks on information and communications technology, say cyber security experts at the EastWest Institute’s Worldwide Security Conference. The breadth and speed of electronic attacks present a serious threat to critical infrastructure such as military and finance around the world.
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Workshop on Cyber Security & Assurance in BFSI sector

Senator Hall, Hotel Residency Towers, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017

Day 1 Friday 24-10-08

9.15 am : Registration

9.30 : Welcome Address – Concept of the Workshop by Shri R. Ramamurthy, Chairman

9.40 : Inaugural Address -- Mr. Scott Woodard, Political / Economic Officer, U.S.Consulate

10.00 : Key-note Address -- “My perspective on Cyber Crime” – Shri N. Vittal, Former CVC

10.40 : Vote of Thanks – Shri U.P. Prakasham, Jt Secretary CySI

10.45 : Security Concerns in electronic delivery channels in banks – Shri V. Rajendran, Secretary, CySI

11.20 Tea

11.30 : l Interactive Panel Session: Initiatives to curb Cyber Crimes in BFSI - Adequate?

Panelists:

Dr Sudhakar, Police and Investigators’ Angle
Asst Commissioner, Chennai City Police Cyber Crime Cell

Shri S.B.C. Karunakaran, BFSI Sector Employees’ Concerns
Former Vice President IOB Officers’ Association and Labour Law Advocate

Shri Vijay Kumar, An External Auditor’s perspective
Director Qadit Systems (P) Ltd

Shri R. Selvaraju, The Internal Audit perspective
Chief Manager, Information Systems Audit, Indian Overseas Bank

1.00 PM : Lunch

1.45 : Audit and Systems Security Management in electronic delivery channels
Shri R. Chandrasekar, Director, Tejas Brainware Systems (P) Ltd

2.45 : Security Issues in BFSI Software Applications
Shri Suresh Kamath, CEO, LaserSoft Info Systems Ltd

3.30 : Tea

3.45 : Cyber Forensic Tools – Demo Presentation by Shri Ramani, Additional Director, CDAC, Trivandrum

4.20 : Recap on the day’s deliberations

4.30 : Conclude day’s proceedings.

Day II Saturday 25-10-08

9.45 am : Cyber Evidence and Prevention of Cyber Crime in BFSI
Key Note Address: Shri S. Ramakrishnan, Director-General, CDAC-Pune

10.30 : Shri M.L. Srinivasan, CEO, Chennainet, Security concerns in interbank settlements

11.00 : Shri K. Srinivasan, Managing Director, PR Point P Ltd., Cyber Crime in the Communication World

11.30 : Tea

11.45 : Network Security in BFSI transactions
Dr. B. Muthukumaran, Chief IT Security Consultant, Gemini Communication Ltd.

12.15 : Security Issues in data management -- Data Centre, CBS data and related issues
Shri A. Vijayakumar, Asst General Manager, Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.

1.00 Lunch

1.30 : Security Concerns in financial transactions
Shri Sripada Srinivasa, Vice President, Quality, Perot Systems

2.15 : Evidence Management in Information Technology Act
Shri C.L. Ramakrishnan, former Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu

3.00 : Valedictory Address – Shri J. Chandrasekaran, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chennai

3.45 : TEA & Conclusion

Important Events

Cyber Crime Issues & eGovernance

At the request of the D.I.G. Prosecution, members of CySI participated in a Seminar organized in Police Training College, Chennai-Ashok Nagar and presented papers on Cyber Crime issues and the Prosecution side from I.T. point of view. Assistant Public Prosecutors from different cities and towns in Tamil Nadu participated in the workshop. Members of Cyber Society from Chennai and its Coimbatore Chapter were present in the occasion. Chairman of CySI Shri R. Ramamurthy gave an introductory speech in which he broadly touched upon the present day cyber crime scenario and highlighted the need for the law enforcement agencies to be a step ahead of the fraudsters. CySI President Dr K Subramaniam, Technology Adviser, Govt of India, Office of the C.A.G., New Delhi delivered a lecture on Cyber Crime issues and e-governance and its vulnerabilities. He discussed case studies on the practical implications of various provisions in the different legislations that may be of help to the prosecution side. Shri V Rajendran, Treasurer CySI discussed the different sections of Information Technology Dept, 2000 and presented some of the cases that have been decided in different courts on I.T. Act in the country so far. He also presented the amendments that have already been tabled in the Parliament and are about to be passed shortly.

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Seminar on "Staying Secure in Cyberspace"

Cyber Society Inaugurated its Bangalore Chapter and conducted a Seminar on Cyber Security. Eminent personalities presided over the event and participated actively.

Mr.T.Theethan, President, Cyber Society of India made the Welcome Address.The Keynote Address was given by Mr. Bimal Bhavnani, Director, KPMG.

Mr. Jens Hempel, Head of operations TuV, Rheinland made Theme Introduction.

A Special Address on Cyber security - Impact on Outsourcing was given by Mr.B.V Naidu, Director -STPI.

Inaugural Address made by Dr. N.Seshagiri, Former DG, NIC. Click here to view the article

Round-table on cyber crime and cyber communication
A roundtable discussion was held on Saturday the 23rd July 2005 (half-day) at Chennai to discuss various challenges posed by cyber crimes and cyber communication. This programme was jointly organized by Cyber Society of India (CySI). Many leading experts participated in it.

CSI and Cyber Society debates on IT act amedments

CSI and cyber society held a joint conference on IT amedments, various issues including dilution of the law towards intermediataries were discussed.The impact on cyber cafe, banks and ISPs was discussed. Need for more amedments on spamming and pornography was also discussed.

Television

Sun TV (Tamil Nadu) special coverage on 'Misuse of photo on matrimonial site

Sun TV (Tamil Nadu) special coverage on 'Netbanking & Credit Card online issues'

SunTV (Tamil Nadu) special coverage on 'Banking issues - netbanking, credit cards, phising attacks' on 21st march 2006

Sun TV (Tamil Nadu) special coverage on 'Cyber Crime'

Interview of Chairman appeared in Nakkeeran Tamil magazine in December 2008

Interview of Secretay Shri Rajendran on I.T. Act, and Interview of Joint Secretary Shri Muthukumaran on Wifi Security, appeared in Chennai Deccan Chronicle dted 17 Sept 2008.

News and Presentation

Nasscom in association with AP police had organised Cyber Safety Week in Hyderabad. Mr.J.Prasanna, Joint Secretary of Cyber Society spoke in schools and colleges of Hyderabad on 'Cyber Safety'.

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News Article on Cyber Safety Week conducted in Times of India, Hyderabad

Download Presentation on Cyber Safety

ARTICLES & LINKS FROM NEWS PAPER/MAGAZINES/PORTALS

Deccan Herald

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Apr212004/snt7.asp

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr072004/snt6.asp

Business Line

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/02/27/stories/2006022700190300.htm

Mr. R.Ramamurthy,Chairman writes in Business line. Click Here

Nasscom Website

http://www.nasscom.in/Nasscom/templates/NormalPage.aspx?id=44681