Dark web, Anonymisers discussed BRICS Seminar organised by NIA
New
Delhi,
Apr
15:
The
National
Investigation
Agency
(NIA)
organised
a
two
day
Brazil,
Russia
,
India,
China
&
South
Africa
(BRICS)
Seminar
(through
virtual
mode)
on
"Misuse
of
Internet
for
Terrorist
Purposes
and
Role
of
Digital
Forensics
in
Terrorist
Investigations"
on
April
13
and
14
The
two
day
seminar
was
inaugurated
by
Union
Home
Secretary
Ajay
Kumar
Bhalla.
BRICS member states in 3rd Counter Terrorism Working Group(CTWG) at White River, South Africa had agreed to establish five sub working groups dedicated to enhance debates over specific challenges on counter-terrorism front. Thereafter, in 4th CTWG meeting at Brasilia, India was given the Presidency of the sub-working group on "Misuse of Internet for Terrorist Purposes" for one year.
NIA organised this two day seminar while India is holding the Chairship of the BRICS for the year 2021.
In the seminar, 40 experts from the five member countries deliberated upon technical sessions including 'Exploitation of Social Media as an Arsenal ', 'Dark web and Anonymisers', 'Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence', 'Cryptocurrency and Virtual Assets: Vulnerability of Privacy and Online Stealth', Equipping Law Enforcement Agencies: CT Investigations and Digital Forensics to deal with such challenges. In addition, two panel discussions on engaging multiple stakeholders from both public and private sectors to tackle the misuse of internet and enhancing international co-operation to effectively tackle the exploitation of the Internet by terrorists for their nefarious activities, were also held.
The delegates of the seminar appreciated the fact that in the current milieu of breakneck technological innovations and ever evolving digital landscape, the challenges pertaining to prevention , control and prosecution of the terrorist misuse of internet are immense. It was emphasised that it is only through expedient international co-operation and seamless sharing of good practices in tackling this menace that we can create a safer and secure environment for the citizens of BRICS member states as well as the whole world.