Techno Legal Initiatives Of Perry4Law And PTLB

Techno legal issues pose special challenges before all nations. This is so because these issues are complex combination of both technical and legal issues. At Perry4Law and Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) we have been spearheading many world renowned techno legal initiatives.

For instance, Perry4Law and PTLB are managing the exclusive techno legal centre of excellence for cyber forensics in India, centre of excellence on cyber security in India, virtual legal education campus in India and techno legal e-learning centre of PTLB, lifelong techno legal education in India, legal enablement of ICT systems in India, etc.

Similarly, on the education, trainings and skills development front as well Perry4Law and PTLB have been managing many initiatives. For instance, the exclusive techno legal e-learning in India is managed by PTLB whereas highly specialised and domain specific trainings and education is managed by Perry4Law techno Legal ICT Training Centre (PTLITC).  

Perry4Law and PTLB are also managing the exclusive techno legal e-courts consultancy and training centre of India, online dispute resolution services in India, e-discovery services in India, e-commerce services in India, cyber forensics services in India, cyber security services in India, LPO and KPO services in India, etc.

We are also discussing important issues pertaining to international ICT policies and strategies. Similarly, techno legal issues are specifically discussed at PTLB blog. We hope these initiatives would prove useful to all stakeholders.

Cyber Security Research Centre Of India (CSRCI) By PTLB

Cyber security in India is one of the concepts whose time has arrived. India cannot afford to ignore the importance of cyber security for long. In fact, for long cyber security issues have been ignored by India.

At Perry4Law, Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) and Perry4Law Techno Legal ICT Training Centre (PTLITC) we believe in the importance and utility of cyber security capabilities for India.

We have been spreading awareness about techno legal issues of cyber security in India for long. Now we have consolidated our initiatives and made them more effective and far reaching.

Some of our initiatives that are supplementing our cyber security initiatives are Legal Enablement of ICT Systems in India, Cyber Security Research Centre of India by PTLB, Techno Legal Centre of Excellence for Cyber Forensics in India, Virtual Legal Education Campus In India And Techno Legal E-Learning Centre Of PTLB, Lifelong Techno Legal Education By Perry4Law, etc.

The CSRCI is also managing the exclusive techno legal cyber security software repository of India. The software repository contains the best and world renowned open source cyber security software.

Perry4Law, PTLB and PTLITC have been using these softwares for their clients, partners and various projects. Further, we are also managing the exclusive techno legal cyber forensics software repository of India on similar lines. 

We hope these rejuvenated and consolidated efforts of Perry4Law, PTLB and PTLITC would prove useful to all stakeholders.

Cyber Security Skills And Capabilities Development In India

Cyber Security Issues and Challenges in India are now well known. In order to effectively deal with the growing cyber crimes and cyber attacks against India, a national cyber security policy of India is urgently needed.

India needs both offensive and defensive cyber security capabilities. In order to achieve that, we must ensure Cyber Security Skills Development in India. Cyber Security Courses in India must be suitably formulated accordingly and Online Cyber Security Courses must be given more importance.

PTLB provides good and qualitative techno legal cyber law, cyber security, cyber forensics and many more techno legal courses and trainings. Similarly, Perry4Law Techno Legal ICT Training Centre (PTLITC) provides domain specific and highly specilaised cyber law, cyber security, cyber forensics and many more techno legal courses, trainings and educations.

PTLB also provides Online Cyber Security Courses in India and abroad. PTLB e-learning platform is providing courses on cyber law, cyber forensics, cyber security and many more techno legal fields.

If you are interested in cyber security skills development, you may consider enrolling with PTLB. To enroll for any of these courses and trainings, fill in the “Application Form” and send the same to us at the address mentioned therein along with “Prescribe Fees”. See FAQs before applying for courses and trainings scope, nature, duration, fees, etc.

We are working in the direction of cyber security capabilities in India through education, trainings, capacity development, skills development, etc. See the techno legal skills development in India segment for more details.

Electronic Delivery (E-Delivery) Of Services In India Is Needed

None can doubt about the utility of Electronic Delivery of Services in India. However, for “Political Reasons”, this essential requirement has always been kept at bay for one reason or other.

Surprisingly lack of financial resources is not the real reason for non adoption of Electronic Delivery of Services in India but it is the absence of “Political Will” to empower the Citizens of India that is the real culprit.

For instance, recently the World Bank signed an Agreement with Indian Government according to which a loan of $150 million was granted to India for Electronic Delivery of Public Services in India. Naturally India cannot afford to loose this loan amount and as a condition precedent to get the benefits of such loan, Electronic Delivery of Public Services in India has to be ensured. Thus, the argument that India lacks financial resources to implement this ambitious initiative is nothing but a false claim.

The truth is that Indian Government does not wish to enact Electronic Delivery of Services Law for India. In these circumstances, E-Delivery of Public Services in India would still take few years as we have no Legal Framework for Mandatory E-Governance in India.

India has forgotten that the proposed E-Delivery of Public Services Development Policy Loan of India has to be utilised through a Policy and Legislative Framework that Indian Government must establish very soon. The E-Delivery of Public Services Development Policy Loan (DPL) Project of India would fail to take effect if either the Electronic Services Delivery Policy of India is not formulated or it is not implemented in a manner that confers Mandatory E-Governance Services in India upon Indian citizens.

In short, there should be a Legal Framework for Mandatory E-Governance in India that provides E-Governance Services to Indian citizens as a “Matter of Right”. If India fails to achieve this task, the World Bank is within its right to seek an explanation from India in this regard. Even the Loan can be Cancelled or Withdrawn by the World Bank in these circumstances.

To ensure E-Delivery of Services in India, Indian Government proposed a Draft Electronic Services Delivery Bill 2011 but it “Failed” to provide Mandatory E-Governance Services in India. If this was not enough, now the Standing Committee on Information and Technology has questioned the very need of such a Legal Framework. It seems the Committee has not been made aware of the “Mandates of Loan” provided by the World Bank.

The Committee is also wrong on at least two counts. The first apprehension of the Committee is that the proposed Law would not provide adequate time for implementation by the States. On the contrary, the proposed Law provided a “Non-Mandatory Mandate” for a very long period of time that can be easily achieved in the present environment and with the existing ICT Infrastructure. In fact, we need to provide “Mandatory E-Governance Services” in India that have been ignored by the proposed Law.

The second argument of the Committee that a separate Law is not required and suitable amendments in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act 2000), which is the Cyber Law of India, would be suffice is also without merits. By clubbing everything with a “Single Law” that is prone to “Constitutional Attacks” and “Litigations” is a really bad “Policy Decision”. On the contrary, the Cyber Law of India must be repealed and “Separate Laws” must be formulated regarding areas like E-Governance, E-Commerce, etc.

Whatever happened with the proposed Electronic Delivery of Services Bill is really unfortunate that only shows that our own Government is not at all interested in Digital Empowerment of Indian Citizens.

The only good thing about this entire episode is that another “Half Baked” and “Ineffective Law” has been prevented from being enacted that could have proved a remedy worst than the malady. I hope Indian Government would come up with a more Effective, Robust and Holistic Electronic Delivery of Services Legal Framework very soon keeping aside its “Political Interests” and “Inappropriate Apprehensions”.

Cyber Security For Power Energy And Utilities In India

Cyber security challenges for smart grids and utilities in India are not unknown these days. Recently, India's power minister Veerappa Moily constituted a three-member panel to investigate massive power failures in the country a few days before.

Keeping in mind the cyber attack angle, he also added four additional members, including a cyber-security expert in this panel making it a seven member’s panel. It is obvious that India is excluding any possible cyber intrusions and cyber attack upon the power grids that may have resulted in blackout.

Power grids and utilities cyber security in India and their challenges are not easy to manage. They require a systematic, dedicated and security oriented approach on the part of Indian government. In fact, smart meters are becoming headache for power companies world wide.

Cyber security in India is still in its infancy stage. Naturally, the critical infrastructure protection in India is still not upto the mark. In fact, we have no critical ICT infrastructure protection policy of India  as well.

Meanwhile, sophisticated and specially customised malware like Stuxnet and Duqu have already proved that critical infrastructures around the world like power grids, nuclear facilities, satellites, defense networks, governmental informatics infrastructures, etc are vulnerable to diverse range of cyber attacks.

Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) strongly recommends that Indian government must ensure cyber security of energy and utilities in India as soon as possible. SCADA may be the new cyber attack priority for cyber criminals and rouge nations. We must ensure sufficient cyber protection of SCADA systems in India in general and critical infrastructure in particular.

India's Cyber Security Challenges

Cyber security issues of India require special attention of Indian government. Indian government has started paying attention to some aspects of cyber security requirements of India. However, we have still to cover a long gap in this direction.

Cyber security challenges in India come from diverse activities and so cyber security in India and its challenges and problems require dedicated efforts by our government. For instance, critical infrastructure protection in India is one of the areas that must be considered on a priority basis. We must also understand the cyber security challenges for the smart grids in India.

Special areas of concern include cyber warfare against India and its defenses, cyber terrorism against India and its defences and solutions,  cyber espionage against India and its challenges, solutions and defences, cyber security of Indian satellites and critical infrastructure, etc.

We have no critical ICT infrastructure protection policy of India  as well. Sophisticated malware like Stuxnet and Duqu have already proved that critical infrastructures around the world like power grids, nuclear facilities, satellites, defense networks, governmental informatics infrastructures, etc are vulnerable to diverse range of cyber attacks.

Related fields like mobile banking cyber security in India also need to be analysed in depth. As on date we have no implementable mobile governance in India and mobile governance policy in India. Even cyber security of banks in India is not satisfactory at all. Recently, RBI warned Indian banks for inadequate cyber security. Naturally, exploring the option of mobile banking in India is risky in these situations. This is so because mobile banking cyber security in India is missing and mobile banking cyber security is required in India.

The major problem with Indian cyber security initiatives is that India is launching various projects and initiatives without considering their cyber security aspects. This is a bad policy decision as we are launching projects that are affecting our lives that also without adequate cyber security safeguards.

We need a techno legal cyber security policy of India that can tackle the challenges of present cyber attacks and cyber crimes. Such a cyber security policy of India must consider all the abovementioned aspects in detail and ensure both offensive and defensive cyber security capabilities for India.

Cyber Security Firms, Companies And Consultants In India Must Be Pro Active

Cyber security issues in India have been emerging in India these days. With the growing numbers of cyber crimes in India and cyber attacks against India, we need more cyber security firms, companies and consultants in India.

As on date, we have selective cyber security firms, companies and consultants in India. This is because cyber security is a domain specific field that requires techno legal expertise. As on date techno legal skills development in India are missing. This is so because our educational system in India is defective and there are very few techno legal institutions in India that are providing cyber security trainings in India.

This has also necessitated the growing use of online cyber security courses in India so that the skills development and trainings gap can be minimised in India. Perry4Law and Perry4Law Techno Legal Base (PTLB) have been managing the exclusive techno legal cyber security virtual campus of India that is providing cyber security courses and trainings in India through distance learning and e-learning mode. 

Cyber security in India and its challenges and problems are now well known and it would be in our own interest to develop cyber security capabilities in India. There are numerous cyber security challenges in India that India must be well prepared to tackle in the future.

Presently we do not have strong cyber law and effective cyber security capabilities in India. Further, if we analyse the cyber security reflections the trend is really troublesome. The cyber law, cyber crimes and cyber security trends by Perry4Law and PTLB have shown the loopholes of Indian cyber security capabilities.

Cyber security firms, companies and consultants in India must be pro active towards cyber security. They must develop both offensive and defensive cyber security capabilities so that they can serve India better.