Sunday, December 28, 2008
* The credit crisis cybernetics: the cyber-criminals are taking advantage of the anxiety of consumers to benefit from online fraud known type of get rich quick. People are registering on websites to add malicious code to other Web sites, lured by the promise of easy money. At the same time, was recruited as mules for money to job seekers desperately to wash the earnings of cyber criminals in the guise of international sales representatives or managers of traffic. Due to the economic slowdown is pushing more people to use the Web in search of better transactions, the chances of attack by cyber criminals are on the rise since it is easier to attract people.
* Governments are distracted: because governments are concentrating on the economic slowdown, the fight against cyber crime is not a priority in its agenda, thus creating an opportunity for cyber crime in severity scale.
* Shortage of cyber police: the police forces of the first line of defense often lack the specialized skills that are needed to effectively combat cyber crime. The absence of dedicated training and steady income sufficient or a career plan makes clear that the cyber police are recruited by the private sector or lured into underground economies.
* Crime hidden: Russia and China have become safe havens key to cyber criminals. Brazil has become one of the fastest growing countries as a scapegoat for the cyber crime, where traffic often changes its route as a decoy, which is a great help to significantly mislead the origin of the attacks.
* Isolated silos of information: the problems are expanding exponentially: the application of the law is limited by physical borders of the countries, while cyber criminals operate rapidly across borders. The communication between the countries remains limited and inconsistent. The problems and priorities take precedence over the global efforts and international laws are implemented with regional variations that impede the ability to negotiate jurisdiction and extradition between countries.
Labels: Technology
I agree totally with your post. I have always believed that one day hackers would be bold enough, confident enough and powerful enough to take control of one of our country’s major infrastructures such as air control, electricity or the Internet.
Your post just confirms my belief that one day hackers or an organized group of them will hack into the major infrastructure systems of our society and cause a major catastrophe.
In fact, I've written a book about such a scenario where hackers take over the cell phone network and the power grid and hold the US hostage. Dark End of the Spectrum available at the publisher's website at http://www.lulu.com/content/3515824 is based on actual events and years of research into the hacker culture. Check it out.