CYBER CRIME AND CYBER LAW: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS

AUTHORS – KRISHAN CHAND* & MS. NAVDEEP KAUR**, LLM SCHOLAR* & ASSISTANT PROFFESOR** AT LLM AT SANT BABA BHAG SINGH UNIVERSITY, JALANDHAR

BEST CITATION – KRISHAN CHAND & MS. NAVDEEP KAUR, CYBER CRIME AND CYBER LAW: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 1107-1114, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT:

“Cyber security is no longer just an IT issue, but the responsibility of every individual to ensure trust in this digital world.” Nappo Stephane Regulations pertaining to computer technology, the internet, and digital communications are all included in cyber law. It covers a wide range of topics, including online transactions, cyber security, cybercrime, intellectual property rights, data privacy, and data protection. Cybercrime, on the other hand, describes unlawful actions involving computers, computer networks, and the internet. Cybercrime includes data theft, fraud, online harassment, hacking, and the dissemination of malicious software. This is carried out via digital channels. DVDs, pen drives, flash drives, microchips, and other devices are used by the thief. The primary problem is that the crime takes a terrible form, especially when it comes to copyright violations, child pornography, etc. Hacking, fishing, cyberstalking, online harassment, virus assaults, cyberfraud, cyberterrorism, and other forms of cybercrime are all included in the study. The difficulties of cybercrime, its jurisdictions, the speed at which technology is developing, the gathering and prevention of evidence, etc., are also highlighted by this. It also examines the laws and rules pertaining to cybercrime that have been put in place by the government and international organizations. This covers international corporate frameworks, data protection and privacy legislation, cybercrime laws, and national cyber security policies.

Keywords: technology, hacking, data theft, cybercrime, privacy, and protection.