Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is implementing a comprehensive strategy to combat online crimes, targeting fraudulent bank accounts and SIM cards and leveraging digital technology to safeguard the public from the detrimental effects.
The nation combats online scams by identifying and blocking over 100 fraudulent websites engaged in economic frauds, reinforcing the country’s commitment to fortify cybersecurity across its digital landscape.
The second amendment to the Information and Electronic Transactions Act will be referred to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and updated criminal law provisions.
Uniting against a common enemy can be extremely useful; the private and public sectors of the Philippines are forming alliances to minimise the destructive nature of cybercrimes.
The MoU will help the private sector and the government establish a collective, coordinated, and strategic cyber response through information-sharing, learning, training, and fostering cybersecurity awareness.
The SIM-Card Registration Act will benefit the country by enabling SMEs engaged in e-commerce and engendering consumer trust in a fast-growing identity-linked digital services society.
The Code of Conduct has clear regulations for businesses, organisations that provide Internet services, online platforms and digital content creators to prioritise the protection of children in cyberspaces.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has urged the immediate passage of an anti-cybercrime law to better protect financial consumers and enhance the country’s legal framework for financial consumer welfare and protection from cybercriminals.
The Philippine senator has proposed new legislation to counter new cybercrimes such as skimming and phishing, which have achieved an all-time high since the pandemic’s shift to online transactions.
The agency and a digital financial services company aim to improve information-sharing and capacity building to help strengthen the integrity of the country’s financial system.
For government authorities, close collaboration and vigilance are key to helping decrease incidents of cybercrimes in the country.
Australians should take control of their online identity by reviewing privacy settings, learning how to spot phishing scams, creating strong passwords, and using two-factor authentication.
The squad has received 829 requests from victims of scams between January and June; of these the unit has halted HK$1.29 billion in 304 of the cases.
The rapid growth of technology in everyday life has impacted upon law enforcement with most crimes now having a technology element, increasing the demand for digital forensic services.
The Guardian-CCS authentication solution uses the unique identification of mobile devices to create one-time security keys that are validated by multiple remote users. It is extremely secure and almost impenetrable.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development should organise more awareness programmes in schools and universities in order to educate the youth about the consequences of misusing digital data and the existing and newly evolving types of cybercrimes that target women.
The
Minister of Home Affairs launches online portal to
facilitate solving cybercrime-related issues; keeps senior citizens in mind.
Due to legal differences
among countries on how they catch cybercrime offenders, the criminals are able
to find loopholes and get away with it. A communication channel for ASEAN law
enforcement officials should be developed in order to prevent cybercrime.
Dubai Police has launched the eCrime platform to receive reports from members of the public, private and public entities on issues and crimes in the cyberspaces.
Challenges include applying artificial intelligence to improve AML/CTF compliance and suspicious matter reporting, exploiting
financial data to gain insights into crime and terrorism risks and using big data to combat terrorism financing.
“The Office of the NSW Small Business
Commissioner has backed this national survey to increase awareness and help
small firms get better informed about the risks of cybercrime.”
“Cooperation between the public and private sectors against cybercrime is also growing, as this is a key element necessary to effectively identify and counter cybercrime.”
“Sharing of information is one of the keys to success against crime in general but in particular, in the fight against cybercrime.”
Mr. Stock highlighted the problem of under-reporting of cyberattacks and called for discussion on the anonymisation/encryption vs law enforcement debate.
There are 40 partners in the Alliance, comprising global IT companies, E-commerce platforms, telecommunications service providers, financial institutions and remittance agencies.
One of INTERPOL’s top priorities this year is fighting cybercrime. As cybercrime is ‘borderless by nature’, the sheer threat of targeted attacks on government agencies is daunting. Since established in 2014, the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) has acted as a research and development facility for the identification of crimes and criminals. As we were interested in learning more about INTERPOL’s efforts to combat cybercrime, we spoke to Noboru Nakatani, Executive Director, INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation.
The New Zealand Police are enhancing evidence management amidst growing data and privacy challenges by optimising systems, exploring innovative solutions, and ensuring regulatory compliance to better tackle digital crime.
The Vice President of India emphasises the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures and education in disruptive technologies to sustain and enhance the nation’s rapid digital transformation and economic growth.
In a decisive move to combat phishing scams, Singapore’s major retail banks will phase out OTPs for digital token users over the next three months, significantly enhancing security and protecting customer accounts from unauthorised access.
The prevalence of cyber scams, exemplified by the resurgence of a term deposit scam in Auckland, underscores the need for heightened vigilance in the digital landscape, prompting authorities to advocate proactive measures and community awareness.
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