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APSC Answer Writing (Daily) based on Assam Tribune – 07/07/2025

For APSC CCE and other Assam Competitive examinations aspirants, practicing Daily Answer Writing is vital. This blog covers the most important Main question and its model Answer from the Assam Tribune today (07-07-2025).

❓ Question:

With increasing digital penetration, cybercrime has emerged as a critical internal security threat in India. Discuss the recent trends in cyber frauds in states like Assam and evaluate the institutional mechanisms available to tackle them. Suggest measures to strengthen India’s cyber resilience.
(Word Limit: 250)

✅ Model Answer:

🔸 Introduction
As India advances towards a digital economy, it faces a sharp rise in cybercrime—particularly financial fraud, identity theft, and phishing. In states like Assam, the threat has become acute due to rapid digital adoption, limited awareness, and infrastructural gaps.

🔹 Emerging Trends in Cybercrime (Assam-specific)

Online financial frauds via phishing links, fake job portals, and sextortion.
Use of UPI and digital wallets as conduits for fraud.
“Digital arrest” scams impersonating police/court officials.
Cross-border elements involved through spoofed IPs and darknet tools.

Recent data (June 2025): Assam Police froze ₹8.27 crore in fraud-linked bank accounts using I4C’s CFCFRS portal, blocking over 2,100 bank and UPI handles.

🔹 Institutional Mechanisms in Place

I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre): Central platform for multi-agency response.
Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting System (CFCFRS): Enables freezing of stolen funds within “golden hour.”
Cybercrime Helpline 1930 and portal cybercrime.gov.in.
State Cyber Cells: Assam operationalized its State Cybercrime Coordination Cell (SCCC) for quicker response.

🔹 Challenges Faced

Low digital literacy among rural users.
Underreporting due to fear or lack of awareness.
Limited capacity in cyber forensics and tracking encrypted data.
Delayed inter-state coordination in freezing fraudulent accounts.

🔹 Way Forward

Mass cyber awareness campaigns in regional languages.
Cybersecurity curriculum in schools and colleges.
Public-private partnerships for AI-based fraud detection tools.
Capacity building for police and judiciary in cyber law and forensics.
Regional cyber forensic labs in NE states to reduce reliance on Delhi or Hyderabad centers.

🔸 Conclusion
Cybercrime is no longer a peripheral issue but a core internal security concern. Assam’s recent success in blocking fraudulent transactions demonstrates the value of proactive digital policing, but long-term resilience depends on education, coordination, and continuous tech upgradation.

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