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‘Bangladesh is no exception to cyber crimes’
Freddy Tan, Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft
Southeast Asia talks about Bangladesh’s vulnerability to
cyber crime and how to effectively prepare against it |
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Q:
How
unsafe
is
Bangladesh
from
cyber
crime?
Freddy
Tan:
We
do
not
see
any
grave
cyber
crime
committed
in
Bangladesh.
That
is
because
the
number
of
people
that
are
doing
business
electronically
and
the
amount
of
money
transacted
electronically
is
not
high
unlike
many
of
the
other
countries.
That
is
exactly
why
cyber
crime
is
not
so
prevalent
in
the
Bangladesh
but
when
you
start
to
allow
electronic
banking
services,
you
will
begin
to
see
criminals
coming
in
to
commit
fraudulent
acts.
However,
as
long
as
you
are
connected
to
the
internet,
you
are
equally
vulnerable
to
any
computer
threat
be
it
hacking,
warms,
viruses,
trojans
and
key
loggers
to
that
of
any
other
country.
As
far
as
criminals
are
concerned,
when
they
send
a
phishing
email,
what
they
are
looking
for
is
someone
who
responds
back.
And
their
response
can
come
from
anywhere
in
the
world,
Bangladeshi
users
are
no
exception.
Q:
Can
Microsoft
assure
from
its
security
cooperation
programmes
that
such
kind
of
attacks
can
be
prevented?
FT:
Microsoft
is
committed
to
ensuring
that
our
solutions,
technology
and
product
are
secure.
We
are
also
committed
to
assisting
government
law
enforcement
to
train
them
on
how
to
use
our
technology
so
that
they
can
address
computer
crime.
Q:
According
to
Microsoft
to
what
extent
cyber
crime
is
prevalent
in
South
Asia?
FT:
There
are
many
different
types
of
cyber
crime
that
we
see
in
Asia.
The
crimes
predominant
in
South
Asia
right
now
are
targeting
individuals
to
commit
fraud
and
stealing
credentials
like
credit
card
numbers,
account
identifications
and
passwords.
We
see
these
activities
originating
from
South
Asia.
The
criminals
can
operate
anywhere
but
generally
they
try
to
operate
from
countries
where
it
is a
safe
modem,
where
there
is a
lack
of
computer
law
or
the
law
enforcement
is
not
effective,
or
where
there
are
a
high
number
of
vulnerable
systems.
Q:
Can
criminals
be
arrested
that
easily
in
case
of
cyber
crimes?
FT:
This
is
where
Microsoft
has
worked
with
international
law
agencies
such
as
Interpol.
Such
initiative
brings
together
law
enforcement
people
to
come
together
from
all
across
the
world
so
that
they
can
work
together.
We
had
several
successful
cases
against
phishes
who
operate
in
an
international
level.
Q:
Bangladesh
is
yet
to
have
enacted
a
cyber
law
to
arrest
cyber
criminals.
In
such
a
situation
how
is
it
possible
to
control
cyber
crime?
FT:
In
our
experience
we
have
seen
that
traditional
laws
are
inadequate
to
deal
with
cyber
crime
and
therefore
many
countries
have
decided
to
enact
computer
law.
It
is
very
important
that
the
law
should
also
facilitate
international
cooperation.
The
law
has
to
take
into
consideration
that
for
cyber
crimes,
the
criminal
may
be
based
in a
different
country
from
where
the
crime
is
committed.
Instances
can
be
so
that
the
criminal
may
be
in
one
country,
the
victim
may
be
in
another
country
but
the
crime
has
been
committed
through
Bangladesh.
For
example,
in
Singapore
as
far
as
the
law
is
concerned,
it
is
not
necessary
for
a
criminal
or
the
victim
to
be
in
Singapore
to
try
an
offence
so
long
as
the
crime
is
committed
through
Singapore.
Q:
If
the
criminal
is
based
outside
the
territory
of
the
crime
committed,
is
it
possible
to
prosecute
him?
FT:
This
is
where
we
would
then
have
to
look
at
extradition
treaty,
the
country’s
law
and
whether
computer
crime
is
considered
as a
crime
indeed
in
the
country.
When
it
comes
to
extradition,
if
an
offence
is
not
considered
a
crime
in
the
country,
then
it
will
not
be
possible
to
try
the
offender.
So
that
is
why
it
is
very
important
that
Bangladesh
enacts
a
law
promoting
international
cooperation
for
cyber
crime.
The
law
should
allow
for
people
to
be
prosecuted
either
in
Bangladesh
or
in
the
country
where
the
offence
is
committed.
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