India is still lagging behind in terms of tackling economic crime , especially when it comes to cyber crime, which is being perceived as a serious risk
PwC’s Global Economic Crime Survey 2016 states that one in every four organisations in India are impacted by economic crime. While economic crime is on a decline across the world, the same cannot be said about India because the country is slightly behind the curve in adopting global best practices in terms of rules and regulations and also modern surveillance technology. “There is a lag effect in terms of adopting international standards but we are getting there”, said Gagan Puri, partner, Forensic Services, PwC India.
The survey pointed out that while cyber crime rate in India is at 16 percent, which is lower than the world average of 32 percent, there is a rise in cyber crime that will go up as the country becomes one of the biggest users of internet in the coming future.