Monday, March 9, 2009
This week we talked about cyber crimes. There are basically 4 basic types of cyber crimes.They are:
1) Viruses(Kana before)
2) Spams (Kana before)
3) Trojan (Kana before)
4) Spyware(KAna before)
5) Phising ( Not yet..not looking forward to it though!)
Ya so it was not surprising that I was all ears when it came to this week's lesson. We learnt more about the different types of cybercrimes and their consequences. SO what is SIngapore's take on cyber crimes?Professor Warren Chik a SIngapore Law professor in a 2006 paper comparing cyber crime laws in the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore, that Singapore adopted four approaches in combating computer crime. These are:
1) Passing new legislation that creates crimes where activity warrants it;
2) Imposing severe penalties as punishment and as deterrents;
3) Providing law enforcement agencies with additional powers, granting them extra-territorial jurisdiction, and creating new agencies with specially trained experts to deal with this technological crimes;
4) Making it a crime to abet or even to attempt to perpetrate computer crimes.
Source:
http://www.crime-research.org/news/01.04.2008/3286/Clearly, cybercrime is a prevalent problem even in Singapore but I never realized how prevalent it was until I stumbled upon a shocking but true fact:
SIngapore has the second highest rate of cybercrime in the world, coming in only second to the US!!!
While the authorities are taking imperative steps to deter hackers , it does not mean we should merely rest on our laurels and be complacent about computer security.Just to give u a brief idea how easy it is to be a hacker..this is a video teaching you how to be a hacker!!ON YOUTUBE!!!
As ironically as it sounds..there are videos out there which are promoting the importance of virus protection, however, THERE ARE also others teaching people to be hackers in 3 minsJust like that..in 3 mins..I have the potential to be a hacker!!ME!!someone who has zero knowledge on hacking prior to this video!
Having said that, I cannot elaborate the importance of taking measures to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of a cybercrime.
Baby Blogger,
10:44:00 PM