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nformation Technology Act-2000: According to this act, different penalties are available for different crimes. Some of the penalties are as follows:
Computer source document tampering: The person who changes the source code on the website or any computer program will get a punishment up to 3 years of imprisonment or fine.
Computer hacking: The individual who hacks the computer or computer devices will get an imprisonment up to 3 years or a fine.
Government protected system: An act of trying to gain access to a system which is a protected system by the government, will result in imprisonment for 10 years and a heavy fine.
The introduction of such penalties have lead to a drastic reduction in the cyber crime rates as more and more criminals are becoming aware of the penalties related to them. Spreading the word about the penalties of cyber crime can serve as a deterrent against such crime.
Penalties relating to cyber crime will vary depending on the country and legislation in place.

Current Scenario Cyber security is slowly gaining wider adoption in many consumer products for a variety of reasons, due to appreciation of consequences of insecurity, the need for developing secure products, performance and cost penalties, improved user convenience, need for implementing and consistently maintaining security practices, and importance of assessing the value of security improvements. But consumer and enterprise concerns have been heightened by increasingly sophisticated hacker attacks and identity thefts, warnings of a cyber terrorism and the pervasiveness of IT uses. Consequently, many in the industry and critical infrastructure organizations have come to recognize that their continued ability to gain consumer confidence will depend on improved software development, systems engineering practices and the adoption of strengthened security models and best practices.
In order to highlight the growing threat to information security in India and focus related actions, Governm