| Cyber law is a generic term, which refers to all the | | | | forensics is the process of Identifying, Procuring, |
| legal and regulatory aspects of Internet and the World | | | | Analyzing, & Presenting Digital Evidence in a |
| Wide Web. This cyber law governs a boundless, | | | | manner that is legally acceptable in the court of law. |
| timeless, space less, medium which has emerged to | | | | Computer forensics is used to conduct investigations |
| environ the future business, known as “cyber | | | | into computer related incidents whether the incident is |
| medium or cyber space”. The electronic medium | | | | an external intrusion into your systems, internal frauds |
| that is being discussed here is the “internet”. The | | | | or staff breaching your security policy. The most |
| popularity of internet raised many critical questions | | | | important factor in the investigation of cyber crimes is |
| about the regulations and the governance of various | | | | to prove the “Time” of the occurrence of the |
| aspects. Internet grew in a completely unplanned and | | | | crimes, as time stands to be most important factor in |
| unregulated manner and continuing grow rapidly. With | | | | computer forensics it is very important. Under the |
| the population of Internet multiplying about every 100 | | | | concept of time stamping crimes are synchronized as |
| days; the internet is becoming the new chosen | | | | events of an accurate clock. In the case of cyber |
| atmosphere of the world. As the internet users are | | | | crimes it is almost impossible to commit a crime |
| increasing day to day, the scope for committing crimes | | | | without leaving a time trail. The results of the time |
| also increases. Therefore a need for a Law that | | | | stamping are regarded as to be as undisputable |
| would govern this medium was seen. | | | | evidence. Time stamping speeds up the investigation |
| | | | | and dissuades the cyber criminals. |
| Under the laws for cyber space certain acts have | | | | |
| been identified and classified as cyber crimes. A cyber | | | | Adjudication of offences under any law is very |
| crime is an offence whereby the mode of committing | | | | important in order to penalize the offender. |
| the offence is a computer system and the means is | | | | Adjudication is the legal process by which the Judge |
| the internet. The psychological factors behind the | | | | reviews the evidence and the arguments, including |
| person committing such cyber crimes can identified as | | | | legal reasoning set forth by parties or litigants to come |
| greed, revenge, frustration, grievance and | | | | to a decision or judgment which determines rights and |
| mismanagement. The acts classified as offences | | | | obligations between the parties involved, or in other |
| under the cyber law are; Hacking, Cyber stalking, Denial | | | | common sense adjudication is the normal court |
| of service attack, Virus dissemination, Software piracy, | | | | procedure. The courts in United States of America |
| Phishing, & Child Pornography etc. These crimes | | | | have already begun taking cognizance of various kinds |
| are real and are affecting everyone, individuals, | | | | of fraud and crimes being committed in the internet. |
| business organizations, nation states & the | | | | The victims of such Cyber crimes have found no |
| international communities. These cyber crimes may be | | | | healing remedy, they can either claim for civil damages |
| committed against Individuals, Organization, Company, | | | | or wait for the culprits to be caught and be tried under |
| Group of Individuals and Society at large. As the times | | | | provisions, made for such offences committed in |
| pass by evolution of almost every thing tales place, so | | | | cyberspace. |
| did an evolution take place in the cyber crimes. With | | | | |
| the emergence of “Cyber Terrorism” this was | | | | In India, with the Information Technology Act, 2000 |
| evident. | | | | being in force the establishment an adjudicating |
| | | | | authority is clearly visible under the Section 46, Chapter |
| Cyber Terrorism can be said to be the act of | | | | IX. This provision states that the Central Government |
| controlling a victim’s computers, allied information | | | | may establish one or more cyber regulation appallet |
| technology, particularly through the cyber space | | | | tribunals / cyber appallet tribunals, in order to adjudicate |
| (Internet), to cause physical, real-world harm or severe | | | | upon the matters of cyber crimes. It is further stated |
| disturbance. As the Internet continues to expand, and | | | | that all matters in such context may be referred to the |
| computer systems continue to be allocating more | | | | High Court only through appeal. The statutes like |
| responsibility and while becoming more & more | | | | Information Technology Act, 2000 and Indian Penal |
| complex and interdependent, disruption or terrorism via | | | | Code, 1860 lay certain provisions classify certain acts |
| cyberspace may become a more grave danger. | | | | done through internet as offences under the law. |
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| In the ordinary course of time, when an offence is | | | | Globalization has caused a tremendous increase in the |
| committed by an individual, the subsequent action is | | | | IT sector, resulting in the increase of cyber crimes in |
| either police report of the offence or investigation. On | | | | each and every corner of the world including the |
| the successful completion of the investigation the | | | | developing countries like India, Japan etc. These nations |
| offence is adjudicated by the judiciary, same is the | | | | have opted for their own measures against such |
| case with Cyber Crimes. There are some techniques | | | | internet related offences. It is a very evident fact |
| prescribed for investigation of such cyber crimes and | | | | about the growth and evolution of laws through out |
| there are also adjudicating authorities or courts | | | | the world, as the world grew larger so did the |
| established in order to hear and dispose these cases | | | | necessity of governing rules and regulations in the |
| of cyber crimes. | | | | form of law were seen at a high priority. Today, same |
| | | | | shall be the case with growing cyberspace and its |
| Investigations into cyber crimes can be done through | | | | allied difficulties. |
| Computer Forensics and Time Stamping. Computer | | | | |