Future Directions in Technology-Enabled Crime

The Australian Institute of Criminology has published a comprehensive report titled Future directions in technology-enabled crime: 2007 - 09. This 166 page tome surveys existing and emerging threats to information systems in the e-enabled world. Among the risks areas discussed are:

• Computer-facilitated frauds
• Unauthorized access
• Evolution of malware
• Intellectual property infringement
• Industrial espionage
• Child exploitation and offensive content
• Exploitation of younger people
• Transnational organized crime and terrorism
• Threats to national information infrastructure

Security has always been a cat and mouse game between the bad guys and those who work to thwart them. This report gives a good overview of the game as of today. Lets hope the good guys can stay out in front.