A Study of Acts of Terrorism through Cyberspace in India

Cyber crime is a serious threat to national security by giving the architects of terror a shield of anonymity. In civilizations, malicious scripts, malware, worms and other new threats, such as electric pulse bombs and high-energy radio frequency weapons, are now causing mayhem. Since the last decade, India has been subjected to this form of devastation relentlessly. The execution was carried out primarily by an assistant in cyberspace from the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in 2008 to the Pathankot attack in 2016. China has compromised into India's official networks in countless cases, enabling it to remove such networks throughout any confrontation. Inter-Service Intelligence (ISIS) and numerous non-state Islamic jihadists from Pakistan have terrorized civilians exponentially by manipulating people's mindsets. India lacks a robust law to deal with cyber-terrorism, facing certain challenges. The paper was split into two parts. This paper addresses the increasing cyber terrorism events in India, the definition and principle of the word, the purpose and mechanism behind an attack, and the dangers involved. The legal provisions on the national level, international governance and how cyber terrorism could be a greater threat and the future and how to combat it are discussed as well in this paper as well stating facts briefly about the cyber-crimes. This paper also explains in brief the prevention and remedies.