At a time when the world is battling a deadly virus, a session on 'Increasing Number of Online Frauds — Issues and Remedies' was very apt. Hosted by VCAN, a Mumbai public trust, whose overarching aim is to create linkages between the government and citizens, the session began with an address by Dr Balsing Rajput, superintendent of police, Maharashtra Cyber, followed by a legal perspective from Dr Prashant Mali, cyber and privacy lawyer.

Define it

A slide presentation buttressed Dr Rajput's address. He began, "What is a cyber crime? These are committed through facilitation from the computer." Rajput's talk was linear, from defining cyber crime to targets, different types of crimes, modus operandi and finally some redressal.