assistant commissioner tim morris - afp - preventing the cyber theft of intellectual property
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Assistant Commissioner Tim Morris delivered the presentation at the 2014 ADM Cyber Security Summit. The 2014 ADM Cyber Security Summit focused on “Combatting Emerging and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats” both domestically and internationally, and showcased relevant organisational case studies and supporting research from academia. For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.informa.com.au/cybersecuritysummit14TRANSCRIPT
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Elevating the importance of cybercrime in achieving a cyber secure Australia
4th Annual Cyber Security Summit
Assistant Commissioner Tim Morris AM APMNational Manager High Tech Crime OperationsAustralian Federal Police
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Current threat environment
Increasingly sophisticated attacks
Financially motivated organised crime groups
Uptake in malware with mobile device variants
Network intrusions
‘Hacking as a Service’
Hacktivist’s
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Theft of Intellectual Property (IP)
Success in a global economy relies more and more on IP
United States single largest market for protected goods
Significant financial gains for organised crime groups – selling IP which provides a rival company with the competitive edge
Risk to health and safety in counterfeit pharmaceuticals etc.
Theft of IP in Australia can lead to a loss of confidence
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• Complementary role
• Responsible for detecting, investigating and prosecuting criminal elements behind some of these attacks
• AFP utilises extensive overseas liaison network for police to police engagement
Role of law enforcement in cyber security
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Source: Measuring the cost of cybercrime, Professor Ross Anderson, 2012 Cambridge University
Cost of cybercrime and international response
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Suspected unauthorised accesses (5 stores only)
Operation Lino
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Role of law enforcement and industry
Tackling cybercrime is a shared responsibility between individuals, industry and government (National Plan to Combat Cybercrime)
Engagement with ISP’s, software and hardware companies
AFP actively engaged with banking and financial sector
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Russia and West Africa
Majority of high-level criminals involved in the authoring of malware from the former Soviet Union nations
Expansion of high speed internet connectivity in West Africa
Lack of governance and poor cybercrime legislation = safe havens
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Dark Markets
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• More awareness by criminal elements of intelligence and policing collection capabilities
• Law enforcement collection of data has always been via lawful means and subject to Ombudsman review
• Right to privacy vs right to anonymity
Impact of Snowden
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Questions & comments