“On Wednesday, National Cyber Safety and Security Standards (NCSSS) launched a ‘National Cyber Crime Reference Handbook’, as part of a process of empowering people with knowledge of the threats posed by the cyber crime.

Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah, while releasing the first copy at Raj Bhavan, said, in the era of information technology, electronic gadgets including computers, laptops and smart phones, have become part of daily life. These electronic gadgets are susceptible to invasion invasion by cyber terrorists, but the threat could be prevented by creating awareness on the methods of cyber safety and security, he added.

He lauded the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards for taking such an initiative. Comparing the large number of internet users (over two billion) and the number of cyber experts, Mr. Rosaiah said, India had only 556 cyber experts against the U.S that has 91,080 and China with around 1.20 lakh.

Retired Supreme Court Judge and National Cyber Safety and Security Standards Chairman Dr. S. Mohan said the National Cyber Crime Reference Handbook would help in keeping secure huge quantities of information. He talked about the extensive research that went in to preparing the handbook covering cyber hacking, fraud, pornography, mobile phone privacy, surveillance and e-mail security by a team led by National Cyber Safety and Security Standards Additional Director – General Dr. S. Amar Prasad Reddy.”