China to join battle over global threats to Internet
By Zhu Shenshen |
March 26, 2011, Saturday
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CHINA is planning to join an international organization that combats cyber threats to improve online security in the country with the world's largest number of Internet users, Shanghai Daily learned yesterday.
China's national Internet security center has gained the right to access the global center of IMPACT - the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats - according to Philip Victor, IMPACT's policy and international cooperation center director.
"We will visit China's national center in Tianjin City again soon and reach a final agreement in about two months," Victor said during the Cyber Security China Summit 2011 in Shanghai yesterday.
Through its links with IMPACT, China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center can access global resources and information on cyber attacks and online security issues, Victor said.
Challenges to Internet security have become a concern in China, because of its huge population of computer users - more than 400 million - and the increasing incidence of problems such as phishing sites, online fraud and malware.
China urgently requires global cooperation because many cyber crimes are cross-border issues, industry officials told the summit.
The number of cyber crime cases in China reached almost 50,000 in 2010, five times that in 2004, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Of those, 38 percent concerned online fraud, 20 percent related to pornography and 14 percent involved online gaming.
IMPACT, which enjoys technical support from major global Internet security firms including Symantec, Trend and Kaspersky, also works with the ITU (International Telecommunication Union), the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues.
At present, more than 50 countries are members of IMPACT.
The United States is expected to join the organization, Victor said, probably by the end of this year.
China's national Internet security center has gained the right to access the global center of IMPACT - the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats - according to Philip Victor, IMPACT's policy and international cooperation center director.
"We will visit China's national center in Tianjin City again soon and reach a final agreement in about two months," Victor said during the Cyber Security China Summit 2011 in Shanghai yesterday.
Through its links with IMPACT, China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center can access global resources and information on cyber attacks and online security issues, Victor said.
Challenges to Internet security have become a concern in China, because of its huge population of computer users - more than 400 million - and the increasing incidence of problems such as phishing sites, online fraud and malware.
China urgently requires global cooperation because many cyber crimes are cross-border issues, industry officials told the summit.
The number of cyber crime cases in China reached almost 50,000 in 2010, five times that in 2004, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Of those, 38 percent concerned online fraud, 20 percent related to pornography and 14 percent involved online gaming.
IMPACT, which enjoys technical support from major global Internet security firms including Symantec, Trend and Kaspersky, also works with the ITU (International Telecommunication Union), the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues.
At present, more than 50 countries are members of IMPACT.
The United States is expected to join the organization, Victor said, probably by the end of this year.
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