The computer-generated world of internet is known as cyberspace and the laws prevailing this area are known as Cyber laws. All the users of this space come under the ambit of these laws as it carries worldwide jurisdiction. Cyber law can also be described as that branch of law that deals with legal issues related to the use of inter-networked information technology. In short, cyber law is the law governing computers and the internet.

The growth of Electronic Commerce has propelled the need for vibrant and effective regulatory mechanisms which would further strengthen the legal infrastructure, so crucial to the success of Electronic Commerce. All these governing mechanisms and legal structures come within the domain of Cyber law.

Cyber law is important because it touches almost all aspects of transactions and activities involving the internet, World Wide Web and cyberspace. Every action and reaction in cyberspace has some cyber legal angle.

Cyber Crime is not defined in Information Technology Act 2000 nor in the National Cyber Security Policy 2013 nor in any other regulation in India. Hence, to define cyber-crime, one can say, it is just a combination of crime and computer. In other words ‘any offence or crime in which a computer is used is a cyber-crime’. The IT ACT defines a computer, computer network, data, information and all other necessary devices that are part of a cybercrime.