MAINS 2016 · GS III · INTERNAL SECURITY

Use of internet and social media by non-state actors for subversive activities is a major…

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GS Paper III 15 marks 250 words Internal Security
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Use of internet and social media by non-state actors for subversive activities is a major security concern. How have these been misused in the recent past? Suggest effective guidelines to curb the above threat.

Syllabus link: GS III – Cyber Security & Laundering: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.

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