Strong rules needed to curb cyber crimes: Expert

Strong legal regime and its enforcement is a must in curbing the rising trend of cyber crimes, said cyber criminologist Dr Kim Kwang Choo of University of South Australia.
With advancement in science and information and communications technology, came increased threats of money laundering, child pornography, terrorism, identity thefts and electronic fraud, he said.
Dr Kim was delivering a lecture on “Securing our cyber space: challenges and future directions” organised by Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies (BIISS) in its auditorium in the capital.
He said while governments and international organisations need to frame strong regulations in combating crimes like software piracy, email hacking and online financial crimes, private sectors such as banks should provide their customers with free anti-virus software to check online credit card frauds.
Referring to World Bank's statistics, Kim said three to five percent of the world's GDP is laundered and a good deal of it is done through online.
Bangladesh's Chief Information Commissioner Muhammad Zamir said there is a huge scope for criminal activities in cyber space but its extent is yet to be assessed in Bangladesh's context.
“Copyright violation is happening every now and then,” he said suggesting that Bangladesh hold talks on the use of cyber space and ways to combat cyber crimes.
Major General Imrul Quayes, director general of BIISS, also spoke.