The Information Technology Act (ITA) of 2000 is the main law in India that deals with cybercrime and electronic commerce. The IT Act has 94 sections, divided into 13 chapters and 4 schedules, and was enacted by the Parliament of India on June 9, 2000. The act has been amended several times, including in 2008.  The IT Act provides the foundation for regulating electronic transactions, data security, and digital signatures within the country's borders. The main purpose of the Act is to provide legal recognition to electronic commerce and to facilitate filing of electronic records with the... Show more

The Information Technology Act (ITA) of 2000 is the main law in India that deals with cybercrime and electronic commerce. The IT Act has 94 sections, divided into 13 chapters and 4 schedules, and was enacted by the Parliament of India on June 9, 2000. The act has been amended several times, including in 2008. 

The IT Act provides the foundation for regulating electronic transactions, data security, and digital signatures within the country's borders. The main purpose of the Act is to provide legal recognition to electronic commerce and to facilitate filing of electronic records with the Government. 
The IT Act protects organizations from illegal acts like:
Software piracy
Infringement of copyright
Trademark violation
Patents violation
Designs violation
Theft of computer source code 

Cyber crimes include: Hacking, Malware, Identity Theft, Social Engineering, and Cyber Vandalism. 

Cyber vandalism refers to the act of destroying computer infrastructures or the information saved in them, by extracting login credentials from a system or erasing valuable information from hard drives. 
Cyber terrorism is defined as any actions undertaken by an individual with the intent to pose a threat to the nation's unity, integrity, sovereignty, and security, or to instill terror in the minds of people

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