The tremendous growth in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS) coupled with an increased frequency of use of internet for different activities has also given rise to several notorious activities
CS Professional · Forensic Audit · PYQS · December 2021
The tremendous growth in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS) coupled with an increased frequency of use of internet for different activities has also given rise to several notorious activities taking in the form of cyber-crimes. To put it layman terms, Cyber Crime is a technology based crime committed by the technocrats. In a recent data published, it is stated that. "With increasing mobile and internet penetration in the Country, Cyber Crimes have also increased proportionately. Between 2011 and 2015, more than 32,000 cyber-crimes were reported across the country. More than 24,000 of these cases are registered under the IT Act and the remaining under various sections of Indian Penal Code and other State level legislations." As per the data reported in the Report of National Crime Report Bureau, a total of 7,201 cases were registered under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) during the year 2014 as compared to 4,356 during the previous year 2013 showing an increase of 63.3% in 2014 over 2013. Further, 77% (5,548 cases) of the total 7,201 cases under the IT Act were computer related offences (Under Section 66A, 66B, 66C, 66D and 66E of the IT Act) followed by 10.5% (758 cases out of 7,201 cases) related to Publication/transmission of Obscene/Sexually explicit content (Under Section 67A, 67B and 67C of the IT Act). Along with it, the global spam rate, malware rate and phishing rate is increasing rapidly and there is a potential impact of Cyber Crimes on the economy, consumer trust and production time. The counter measures in the form of GPRS Security Architecture, Intrusion Detection and Prevention System and Agent Based Distributed Intrusion Detection Systems have thus been employed for security purposes. In this background, answer the following questions: How block-chain technology helps in boosting cyber security?
Answer & Explanation:
The following are the ways, how block-chain technology is helping to boost cyber security in this evolving age of technology: DDoS Protection: A DDoS attack is an attack in which several compromised computer systems attack a target, like a server, website, or some network resources, and cause a denial of service for users of the targeted support. By implementing block-chain technology, the Domain Name System (DNS) becomes fully decentralized and disturbs the contents to a large number of nodes and make it impossible for hackers attack. Fraud & Identity Theft Protection: Identity theft is becoming a severe problem in the present age. The cyber-criminals are using this identity to commit crimes, but with the incorporation of block-chain technology, this practice can be prevented. Within the decentralized environment, the activities and the transactions will get accessed from your device by using the Decentralized Identity App. By so, every completed transaction will keep on record and everyone will have access to either approve or disapprove it. If there is disapproval, the transaction will not be legal and acceptable. Proving the Validity of Software Updates: Trojan horses, worms, and viruses that invade computers appear in different forms. Block-chain steps in to allocate exclusive hashes for updates and downloads. This significantly reduces the chances of infecting your system with viruses that are well masked. IoT Security: Block-chain technology can protect the data exchanges which happen among the IoT devices. Moreover, it can also be used to gain real-time secure data transmissions and ensure timely communication between devices located miles apart. Incorporating Security in Messaging Apps: A lot of metadata is being obtained from customers during exchanges on social media. While several messaging systems are using end-to-end encryption, others are starting to use block-chain to keep that information secure and protected.
Topics: Cyber Security
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