Land of criminals done in by crims
The land which used to import criminals as its major
economic activity is now complaining that cyber criminals are turning the
country over. (I wonder why your ancestors ended up down there... sub.ed.)
Alastair MacGibbon, a cyber security expert, says the government needs
to impose tighter control on ''backyard'' internet providers
and adopt an enforceable code of conduct. MacGibbon said that the
Aussie government was slow and
reactive and failed to combat cyber crime and espionage, which cost
billions of
dollars a year and threaten the security of government agencies and
businesses.
He said that while the 'softly softly' approach had
allowed Australia to develop its internet capacity in a relatively unfettered
and competitive way it was at the cost of safety and security, which may now be
inhibiting future growth.
Foreign hackers were having a field day in Oz carrying
out economic espionage and the government needed to do more to expand its
intelligence support for the private sector.
The report says the implementation of a national
broadband network should be matched by a more extensive cyber security plan
because the boost to internet speeds will lead to increased computer use, he
said.