Solving cybercrime starts with reporting
Police are often the last people an organisation wants to speak to when a security breach costs it intellectual property, sensitive data or even cold hard cash - but that needs to change, according to a commercial crime detective with WA Police.
“I’ve heard it said that there are two types of businesses in the world: those who know they have been compromised and those who don’t,” Detective Inspector Tim Thomas told iTnews.
Thomas believes businesses need to be more open about breaches in order to keep themselves safer in the longer term. He says there is a significant discrepancy between the volume of cyber-based crimes being discussed in the community compared with the number being reported to the police.
