The union government is planning to define cyber crimes under the IT Act 2000 and is likely to introduce Amendment Bill in the winter session of parliament. It would cover all crimes where technology is used for terror and unsocial activities. It would cover cyber terrorism, child pornography, spam and phishing besides data security and privacy.
 
Director General in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Gulshan Rai said that the amendment in IT act is necessary, as rate of cyber crime is increasing by about 15 per cent per year. He was speaking at a discussion on "Are we losing the battle against cyber crime?" organized on the second day of the U.N.-sponsored Internet Governance Forum. He stressed to increase the international collaboration to deal with technology oriented crimes.
 
Rai said that there must be a system for information sharing across the globe to tackle cyber criminals. Police and judiciary should be trained to collect and analyze potential evidence with the help of public private partnership.
 
Use of technology in each segment has also increased the risks. Use of very sophisticated devices and inter-connected networks has increased the variety and complexity of threats. Special Secretary of ICT Ministry, R. Chandrasekhar also advocated international co-operation to enact uniform cyber security laws among different countries.