Chairing a review meeting in the ministry, he cautioned against the challenges being posed by crimes in cyberspace and called for effective measures to improve cyber security
Rajnath Singh. Pic/ AFP
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday sought to strengthen the capabilities of law enforcement agencies to check misuse of social media for illegal activities, an official statement said.
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Chairing a review meeting in the ministry, he cautioned against the challenges being posed by crimes in cyberspace and called for effective measures to improve cybersecurity.
He called for greater vigilance against evolving cyber threats and called for regular cyber auditing of IT infrastructure of all organisations under the Home Ministry.
Expressing concern over rising misuse of internet for child pornography and other obscene material, Rajntha Singh directed the ministry officials to expedite the launch of an online cybercrime reporting portal.
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