Cyberdome project building of Assam Police

 Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the office building of Assam Police Cyberdome project under Moitri at a programme held at special branch headquarters in Kahilipara, Guwahati

• The Cyberdome Project of Assam Police aims to empower police forces to use information and communication technology for better service delivery, create digital repository of its available databases on crime insurgency, terrorism and related cases. The project also aimed at constant capacity building of the police personnel for better policing of the cyber space and issues affecting the general population at large.
• The project has been conceptualized to provide advanced platform for addressing cyber crime and related issues under the purview of cyber laws.
• Once the Cyberdome project is fully implemented Assam Police will be empowered to use cutting-age technology to crack down on crime and its manifestations.
• The state-of-the-art building will house cyber infrastructure which can help to use internet for the betterment of humanity.
• In 21st century, extensive use of science and technology has attributed to the creation of digital era. Crimes perpetrated in this digital era have also assumed digital significance. In such a situation digital empowerment of police organisation will lead to better policing which have potential toculminate into safer states.
• State has the responsibility to augur an ambience where cyber-users can use internet to create harmony in our society.
• the project is the corollary of Smart Police Project which is brain-child of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Once the Cyberdome project is fully implemented Assam Police will be empowered to use cutting-age technology to crack down on crime and its manifestations.
• The state-of-the-art building will house cyber infrastructure which can help to use internet for the betterment of humanity.

Cybercrime:

• Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer, networked device or a network. While most cybercrimes are carried out in order to generate profit for the cybercriminals, some cybercrimes are carried out against computers or devices directly to damage or disable them, while others use computers or networks to spread malware, illegal information, images or other materials. Some cybercrimes do both -- i.e., target computers to infect them with viruses, which are then spread to other machines and, sometimes, entire networks. 
• A primary impact from cybercrime is financial, and cybercrime can include many different types of profit-driven criminal activity, including ransomware attacks, email and internet fraud and identity fraud, as well as attempts to steal financial account, credit card or other payment card information. Cybercriminals may target private personal information, as well as corporate data for theft and resale.
• The U.S. Department of Justice divides cybercrime into three categories: crimes in which the computing device is the target, for example, to gain network access; crimes in which the computer is used as a weapon, for example, to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack; and crimes in which the computer is used as an accessory to a crime, for example, using a computer to store illegally obtained data.

By: Ziyaur Rahman