A Lecture Session was conducted in association with MMA, Chennai on 23 May 2022 from 5.30 to 7.30 PM on “Recent Trends in Cyber Crimes” Shri Amaraesh Pujai, I.P.S. Director General of Police was the Chief Guest. He spoke on the recent trends in cyber crimes in India, and then highlighted the efforts taken by the Cyber Crime Wing in Tamil Nadu police to recover the money in case the complaint is lodged immediately after the crime is reported ie within the Golden Hour itself ie the first few minutes or at least first one hour of the incident. He described the usefulness and purpose of the helpline number 1930 and emphasised the need to propagate the number adding that NGOs like DiSAI can play a major role in such awareness initiatives. Shri Siva Balaji spoke on the various vulnerabilities in a cellphone and the significance of some of the settings. There were lot of questions in the Q & A session with the speakers answering the questions, sharing their knowledge. The enlightened audience included two General Managers of Indian Overseas Bank besides many top executives of IOB and other banks, practising advocates, retired bank officials and groups of MBA and Criminology students.
