| NECTEC, Microsoft join to fight cyber crime | | | |
The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) signed an MOU with Microsoft (Thailand) Company Limited about a new Security Cooperation Program (SCP), a worldwide government sector initiative to build up a network for quick access to news about movements in the world of technology that will make data security monitoring more efficient in compliance with the 2007 Computer Fraud Act. Thailand is the second country in the Asia Pacific to sign this agreement after the Philippines.
The way the network works is that when there is a security breach in the system, Microsoft will send the information through its website and call center so the member agencies can analyze the danger, issue warnings, and find ways to control the threat in time before it escalates. Also, if any member agency discovers a loophole in the Microsoft platform then they must inform Microsoft so they can fix it.
Dr. Komain Pibulyarojana, Director of the Technology for Security Program, Thai Computer Emergency Response Team (ThaiCERT) at NECTEC, said the Security Cooperation Program (SCP) was a way to receive warnings directly from the data center in the US. ThaiCERT will be the first agency to be notified about new viruses or other infections before they spread through Europe and Asia. When they receive a warning, ThaiCERT will assess the danger level first before issuing a public warning.
Dr. Komain added that there are many kinds of internet crime. Danger is often hidden in new technology, so internet users have to watch it very closely. Now there is a campaign to let officials from government agencies receive training at Microsoft so that they can learn techniques and methods to deal with cyber crimes and control them before they get out of hand. The most worrisome thing for average internet users is the need to protect their personal information that is in the form of electronic data because there is a trend toward increasing data theft through phishing. Programmers can steal the personal data of internet users, and that may later cause many kinds of problems. This is a matter that needs to be seriously suppressed.
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