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Cyber Security & Money Laundering
GS-III: Economy, Environment, Security, Disaster & Technology
Useful for: UPSC Civil Services
Overview
Cyber threats and illicit finance are linked; India responds through cyber institutions, reporting rules, anti-money-laundering law and global standards.
Key points
- CERT-In’s 2022 directions require reporting of cyber incidents within six hours.
- The National Cyber Security Policy was issued in 2013.
- The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) was set up in 2018 under the Ministry of Home Affairs; helpline 1930.
- The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (2002) is enforced by the Enforcement Directorate.
- India became a member of the FATF in 2010.
- Hawala and crypto assets are channels for illicit finance.
Practice MCQs
From the perspective of definition and scope, which one of the following statements about Cyber Security & Money Laundering is correct?
- Cybersecurity is only an IT-department problem with no organisational, legal or human dimension.
- Cyber Security & Money Laundering is unrelated to institutions, processes or real-world applications.
- Cyber Security & Money Laundering has no exceptions or limitations in exam analysis.
- Cyber threats target confidentiality, integrity, availability, identity and critical systems.
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Answer: (d) Cyber threats target confidentiality, integrity, availability, identity and critical systems.. Cyber threats target confidentiality, integrity, availability, identity and critical systems.
Consider the following statements on Cyber Security & Money Laundering, focusing on definition and scope: 1. Cyber threats target confidentiality, integrity, availability, identity and critical systems. 2. Cybersecurity is only an IT-department problem with no organisational, legal or human dimension. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only. Statement 1 is correct; Statement 2 is a common misconception.
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