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Cybercrime: Amit Shah: Security challenges have evolved from ‘dynamite to metaverse’ | India News
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NWE DELHI: In a plea to the global community, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday highlighted the evolving security challenges from “dynamite to metaverse” and “hawala to cryptocurrency.” During his address at the ‘G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of NFTs, AI & Metaverse,’ Shah emphasized the need for G20 countries to transcend conventional boundaries and take action against these crimes.
Shah drew attention to the threats posed by cybercriminals utilizing darknet, metaverse, deepfakes, ransomware, and toolkit-based misinformation campaigns, as well as strategically targeting critical information and financial systems.
“The G20 has so far focused on digital transformation and data flow from an economic perspective, but now it is important to understand the aspects of crime and security, and find a solution,” he said.
He highlighted that such activities pose a national concern, directly impacting national security, law and order, and the economy. To effectively combat these crimes and criminals, Shah emphasized the necessity of transcending conventional geographic boundaries in thinking and action.
The home minister proposed several measures to counter cross-border cybercriminals, including establishing uniform laws across all countries, developing response mechanisms under different national laws, harmonizing benchmarks, best practices, and regulations, and enhancing coordination among cyber agencies globally.
Shah emphasized that an integrated and stable approach to cybersecurity policies would facilitate interoperability, foster trust in information sharing, and reduce protocol and resource gaps. He called for the real-time exchange of cyber threat intelligence among member countries, with active support from industry and academia, to safeguard critical infrastructure.
Shah emphasized that our internet vision should strike a balance between excessive freedom that threatens nations’ existence and isolationist structures like digital firewalls.
While acknowledging technology’s positive role in bringing people, communities, and countries closer, Shah cautioned against anti-social elements and global forces exploiting technology to cause economic and social harm to citizens and governments.
(With inputs from agencies)
Shah drew attention to the threats posed by cybercriminals utilizing darknet, metaverse, deepfakes, ransomware, and toolkit-based misinformation campaigns, as well as strategically targeting critical information and financial systems.
“The G20 has so far focused on digital transformation and data flow from an economic perspective, but now it is important to understand the aspects of crime and security, and find a solution,” he said.
He highlighted that such activities pose a national concern, directly impacting national security, law and order, and the economy. To effectively combat these crimes and criminals, Shah emphasized the necessity of transcending conventional geographic boundaries in thinking and action.
The home minister proposed several measures to counter cross-border cybercriminals, including establishing uniform laws across all countries, developing response mechanisms under different national laws, harmonizing benchmarks, best practices, and regulations, and enhancing coordination among cyber agencies globally.
Shah emphasized that an integrated and stable approach to cybersecurity policies would facilitate interoperability, foster trust in information sharing, and reduce protocol and resource gaps. He called for the real-time exchange of cyber threat intelligence among member countries, with active support from industry and academia, to safeguard critical infrastructure.
Shah emphasized that our internet vision should strike a balance between excessive freedom that threatens nations’ existence and isolationist structures like digital firewalls.
While acknowledging technology’s positive role in bringing people, communities, and countries closer, Shah cautioned against anti-social elements and global forces exploiting technology to cause economic and social harm to citizens and governments.
(With inputs from agencies)
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