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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 08 June 2009 | |
Cybercrime experts, including representatives of the US Secret Service, will confer with Australian law enforcers, government, the judiciary and the legal profession at the Australian High Tech Crime Conference next week at the University of Technology, Sydney.Featured Whitepaper
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Director of the Communications Law Centre, professor Michael Fraser, said the conference was intended to help all stakeholders understand the issues across jurisdictions, and exchange effective methodologies between agencies. "There is a lot of work to be done in addressing...very ingenious and fast moving [cybercriminals]. Evidence gathering is a challenge, due to the dynamic, ever-changing nature of the Internet and the difficulty of gathering evidence that can be used in court. "By definition, cyber criminals do not respect any borders or jurisdictional boundaries, so cooperation and coordination is of the essence. Another issue is the active tension between liberties, freedoms and enforcement. While the community must be protected, our valuable liberties and rights must also be fully respected. It is obviously very difficult to maintain a proper balance." The conference to be held from Tuesday to Thursday (9 to 11 June) at the Faculty of Law on the UTS Haymarket campus. However according to its web site "Due to an overwhelming number of registrations...registration has now closed." All is not lost though, would-be attendants are invited to contact Federal Agent Schiliro on 02 6246 2224 or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for consideration.
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