‘Security challenges are also increasing through technology’, Amit Shah appeals to G-20 countries

Amit Shah Appeal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (July 13) cautioned the global community against growing security challenges from ‘dynamite to metaverse’ and ‘hawala to cryptocurrency’ and urged the G-20 countries to address these crimes beyond traditional borders. appealed to take action against

Addressing the inaugural session of the G-20 Summit on ‘Crime and Cyber ​​Security in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse and NFTs’, Shah said terrorists are using new methods and new technologies to conduct financial transactions, which are affecting the security system. And a threat has arisen to the digital infrastructure.

Global powers are using technology
Without naming anyone, Shah said, “Technology has an important contribution in bringing humans, communities and countries closer, but some anti-social elements and global forces are also using technology to cause economic and social harm to citizens and governments.” Are.”

He said, “G-20 till now focused on digital transformation, data flow for economic approach but now it has become more important to understand crime, security aspects and find solutions.”

Such activity is a cause of national concern
Shah said such activities are a cause of concern at the national level as they directly affect national security, law and order and the economy. He said that if such crimes and criminals are to be stopped, then we have to think and work beyond the traditional geographical boundaries.

Uniformity will have to be brought in the laws of all countries – Home Minister
The Union Home Minister said, “Several suggestions were made for action against cyber criminals operating from across the border, including bringing uniformity in laws of all countries, developing a response mechanism under different laws of countries, greater coordination among cyber agencies of all countries.” coordination etc.

He said, “A unified and stable approach towards cyber security policies will increase trust in information sharing, agency rules will not come in the way and resource constraints will be overcome.” The need of the hour is to share ‘cyber threat intelligence in real time’ among the member countries.

Shah said that our approach to the Internet should neither be too independent that endangers the existence of our countries nor be of a separatist nature.

Cyber ​​attacks have happened in many countries – Minister Shah
He said, “Cyber ​​attacks have taken place in many countries and these threats are hovering over all the major economies of the world. According to the estimates of the World Bank, cyber attacks would have caused a loss of $ 5200 billion worldwide between 2019-2023. The use of cryptocurrency further complicates the process of detection and prevention.

The Home Minister also suggested that in line with the United Nations Convention on the Criminal Use of Information and Communication Technology, speedy preservation, investigation and coordination of evidence is necessary. He said that there is a need to strengthen the Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to deal with the upcoming technologies.

There is a need for a dedicated common channel between the countries.
The home minister pointed out that with the rise in cybercrime involving digital currency, there is a need for a “dedicated common channel” between the countries to prevent such economic irregularities.

Referring to the country’s steps to deal with cyber criminals, Shah said India has set up a universally accessible ‘digital infrastructure model’ that has become an example in the world today.

The world needs a new model- Shah
He further said, “India has developed Aadhaar model for digital identity, UPI mode for faster payments, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC, and Open Health Service Network) etc. The world today needs a new model for digital public infrastructure to facilitate the flow of information and finance. This will help the countries of the world to digitally empower their citizens.

The Union Home Minister also said that India has started the world’s largest training program for cyber security, which is being run through the online course platform ‘CY Train’ portal.

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