children and women are most vulnerable in cyber related crimes:chandy

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday said social networking sites have become a major problem in the country and if not used with control, could have 'disastrous' results on the younger generation.

Inaugurating the two-day 'International Cyber Security and Policing Conference' here, he said social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are popular among youth but the 'hidden matter' within is the biggest malice affecting children.

Quoting a recent survey, Chandy said the average time spent by 33 percent of children on the web is about 60 minutes, while around six percent spent more than six hours.

"This rise in number of users has also seen a rise in cyber crime activities, particularly those targeted towards children," he said.

The Chief Minister said children and women are most vulnerable in cyber related crimes.
Crimes like pornography, cyber stalking, cyber cheating and hacking are primarily used against women, he said, adding "most of this happens due to lack of awareness and poor cyber security measures adopted."

Women launch most cyber crime complaints in Kerela

PTI Jul 30, 2012, 03.25PM IST


THIRUVANANTHPURAM: As many as 80,000 cyber crime related complaints have been registered with police in Kerala in the last one year, of which 50,000 relate to harassment of women through new hi-tech devices, Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said here today.

He told reporters here that the number of cyber crimes are on the increase in the state with 80,000 complaints lodged in the last one year, 50,000 relating to women alone. Most victms of these crimes were teenaged girls and women, he said, adding there was a nefarious attempt to trap young girls to indulge in wrongdoing.