Cyber Crime Situation in Australia
Committee: General assembly
Topic: Cybercrime
Country: Australia.
Cybercrime is a global problem for all the parties: Government, industry and individuals. The dangers come from nation states but also non- state actors.
In the matter of concern, the dispute between India and China, Australia is a neutral country as it has neither treaties nor any special ties to either. Both are trading partners ranking 4th and 1st highest, but Australia’s foreign policies leave much of transnational cybercrime ambiguous. It is only fitting that committer of the crime be tried not in Indian or Chinese court, but in International court. Unfortunately, both India and China remain critical towards the ICC (International Criminal Court).
Let us not forget that Australia has been a victim of cybercrime too. In 2009, two foreign embassies had been infected with an espionage botnet called ghostnet. Australia has become more serious in the handling of cybercrime since then. In 2011, ASIO (Australian Security and Intelligence Organization) got more rights to control Internet traffic. The Australian Attorney General wanted the organization to play a bigger role with the aversion of cybercrime. Australia has also joined the Convention of cybercrime; the first international treaty regarding cybercrime. Needless to say, Australia has been doing its best to fight against this rapidly growing type of virtual crime.
Solutions to cybercrime:
1) The Budapest treaty that has only been ratified by member states and observer states of the Council of Europe be made global.
2) There should be an International criminal tribunal for cyberspace or any other international court. Cybercrimes are the most difficult crimes to deal with, as there is no physical involvement. A separate court would only make the judging process easier as the judges would require technological knowledge.
3) If not the Budapest Treaty then another International treaty that states and defines all terms
Topic: Cybercrime
Country: Australia.
Cybercrime is a global problem for all the parties: Government, industry and individuals. The dangers come from nation states but also non- state actors.
In the matter of concern, the dispute between India and China, Australia is a neutral country as it has neither treaties nor any special ties to either. Both are trading partners ranking 4th and 1st highest, but Australia’s foreign policies leave much of transnational cybercrime ambiguous. It is only fitting that committer of the crime be tried not in Indian or Chinese court, but in International court. Unfortunately, both India and China remain critical towards the ICC (International Criminal Court).
Let us not forget that Australia has been a victim of cybercrime too. In 2009, two foreign embassies had been infected with an espionage botnet called ghostnet. Australia has become more serious in the handling of cybercrime since then. In 2011, ASIO (Australian Security and Intelligence Organization) got more rights to control Internet traffic. The Australian Attorney General wanted the organization to play a bigger role with the aversion of cybercrime. Australia has also joined the Convention of cybercrime; the first international treaty regarding cybercrime. Needless to say, Australia has been doing its best to fight against this rapidly growing type of virtual crime.
Solutions to cybercrime:
1) The Budapest treaty that has only been ratified by member states and observer states of the Council of Europe be made global.
2) There should be an International criminal tribunal for cyberspace or any other international court. Cybercrimes are the most difficult crimes to deal with, as there is no physical involvement. A separate court would only make the judging process easier as the judges would require technological knowledge.
3) If not the Budapest Treaty then another International treaty that states and defines all terms