http://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/uae-ups-its-battle-against-cybercrime-2011-10-04-1.421776 By Bindu Suresh Rai Emirates 24/7 October 04, 2011 Forget your laptops and PCs, cybercrime has now wormed its way into your pockets and purses, with industry experts revealing that mobile security threats are growing at an alarming rate in the UAE. Speaking at a GITEX Technology Week media event, Lt Colonel Faisal Alshamari, Abu Dhabi Police and Ministry of Interior, revealed in the last one year alone, cyber crime reports in the country have increasingly shunned your traditional platforms to find a leap in hackers targeting mobile phone users. “Everyone is online these days, with your BlackBerrys, iPhones and other smartphones allowing users to access the internet instantaneously,” said Alshamari. “Hackers have smartened up and have realised a weak link, giving many the opportunity to exploit users who are caught unawares or simply haven’t taken the necessary precaution to protect themselves.” Cybercrime in the UAE has tightened its noose around end users in recent years, with last year alone seeing $600 million spent in the country to combat this very threat. Quiz Alshamari though and he says the number is much higher. He said: “The $600m is a very rough estimate, which doesn’t even begin to include the operational cost that goes into fighting cybercrime annually. I would put that estimate at much higher, even double.” [...] _____________________________________________________________ FINAL CALL to register #HITB2011KUL - Asia's premier deep-knowledge network security event now in it's 9th year! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/Received on Mon Oct 03 2011 - 22:16:17 PDT
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