Cybercheck is here, criminals beware
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Manish Punjabi
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Cybercheck is here, criminals beware by Prabhat Nair
Thursday March 15 2007 10:53 IST
Thursday March 15 2007 10:53 IST
UNI
T'PURAM: Cyber criminals will now have to be more cautious as the country's Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) are all set to introduce cybercheck suite, an indigenously built cyber forensic tool to help analyse hidden data and prepare substantial evidence in cyber crimes.
''Till now India has been depending on imported tools for extracting evidence from computers. And these could be challenged by an expert criminal lawyer.
''But with cybercheck suite version 3 having features suited to Indian lea, it will be easier to track down cyber criminals,'' said resource centre for cyber forensics additional director B Ramani whose organisation devloped the tool.
He told UNI, India had achieved self-Reliance in technology for combating cyber crimes with this cyber tool.
The cybercheck suite version was developed by the resource centre for cyber forensics at the centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC ) falling under the ministry of communications and it.
The software, released by Union IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran in New Delhi last week, was developed according to methodology and procedure of the lea who had also certified this tool to be most appropriate for cyber forensics, he said.
The tool had been exhaustively evaluated by leading leas like directorate of forensic science laboratories, central bureau of investigation, National police academy and the intelligence bureau who certified the indigenously developed tools of C-DAC were most appropriate for tracing evidence in cyber crimes.
Pointing out that cybercheck had an added advantage than the imported tools, Mr Ramani said, ''as the cybercheck followed the same procedure of the lea, it will help in preparing substantial evidence in cyber crimes.''
''The problem with imported tool comes during the time of trial. There will be difficulty when certain questions on the product and the findings arrived at by using the product comes up. Now, with this software, we have the answer,'' he said.
But even if a well-versed criminal lawyer throws difficult questions on the product used in tracing the evidence and the conclusion reached by using it, Mr Ramani said it would be easier with cybercheck.
If the judiciary wanted any clarification, then the C-DAC would be able to provide it, he added. ''If an additional opinion is needed, we could be able to give it during the trial and this is the advantage when we have our own tool,'' he said.
''Till now India has been depending on imported tools for extracting evidence from computers. And these could be challenged by an expert criminal lawyer.
''But with cybercheck suite version 3 having features suited to Indian lea, it will be easier to track down cyber criminals,'' said resource centre for cyber forensics additional director B Ramani whose organisation devloped the tool.
He told UNI, India had achieved self-Reliance in technology for combating cyber crimes with this cyber tool.
The cybercheck suite version was developed by the resource centre for cyber forensics at the centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC ) falling under the ministry of communications and it.
The software, released by Union IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran in New Delhi last week, was developed according to methodology and procedure of the lea who had also certified this tool to be most appropriate for cyber forensics, he said.
The tool had been exhaustively evaluated by leading leas like directorate of forensic science laboratories, central bureau of investigation, National police academy and the intelligence bureau who certified the indigenously developed tools of C-DAC were most appropriate for tracing evidence in cyber crimes.
Pointing out that cybercheck had an added advantage than the imported tools, Mr Ramani said, ''as the cybercheck followed the same procedure of the lea, it will help in preparing substantial evidence in cyber crimes.''
''The problem with imported tool comes during the time of trial. There will be difficulty when certain questions on the product and the findings arrived at by using the product comes up. Now, with this software, we have the answer,'' he said.
But even if a well-versed criminal lawyer throws difficult questions on the product used in tracing the evidence and the conclusion reached by using it, Mr Ramani said it would be easier with cybercheck.
If the judiciary wanted any clarification, then the C-DAC would be able to provide it, he added. ''If an additional opinion is needed, we could be able to give it during the trial and this is the advantage when we have our own tool,'' he said.
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