INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IS FULL OF BOONS BUT HAVING CURSE IN FORM OF CYBER CRIME

Past two decades has been the witness of unprecedented progress in information, communication and related technologies in India. The society at large has reaped the benefits of the progress fuelled by the steep fall in computing and communication costs. But at the same time the world has listened to the ominous tunes of technological advancements. The gravity of cyber crime assumes more importance due to lack of awareness of Indian masses and the global nature of the crime. The paper reports the findings from the analysis of secondary data with regards to trends in cyber criminology.