To check the growing cyber crimes in the state, Orissa police has decided to upgrade facilities, including procurement of state-of-the-art cyber technology to meet the situation.

Advanced cyber forensic software and hardware were being procured to upgrade the facilities in police stations and regular training programs organised to educate the investigating officers, Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda said.

Addressing a workshop on cyber crime, Nanda said a cyber police station was opened in the state in 2006 to deal with such crimes. The police station, despite certain limitations, had successfully investigated some cases including an e-mail threat addressed to state government, he said.

Nanda hoped the workshop would benefit the state police in understanding the nuances of the cyber crime, its investigation and the legal framework to deal with it.

At least 30 officers, including police and computer professions participated in the workshop and exchanged ideas on various aspects of the crime including cyber terrorism.

Other crimes against individuals such as cyber pornography, cyber stalking and cyber defamation were also discussed. The participants expressed concern over crime against property like online gambling, intellectual property infringement, phishing and credit card frauds.

-PTI