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This presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration covers SITA updates, MOU agreements, and reports from a Cybercrime Conference. It delves into cybercrime definitions, legal issues, international initiatives, and the Internet's impact. The presentation also discusses SITA's organizational updates and the need for a permanent CEO. Highlighted are MOUs with entities like the Pan African Parliament and NEPAD e-Commission, shedding light on global cooperation to combat cybercrime.

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PRESENTATION

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  1. PRESENTATION To the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration By Peter Pedlar Acting Chief Executive Officer 14 August 2007

  2. Agenda • SITA Update • Various MOU’s With Other Entities • Report From Cybercrime Conference • The Internet • What is cybercrime? • Legal Issues on Cybercrime • International Initiatives

  3. SITA Update • Mavuso Msimang left his post of CEO to assume role of Director General for the DHA in May 2007. • Jonas Bogoshi & Sol Ngubane left a few weeks later to join the private sector in June 2007. • Peter Pedlar appointed to the post of Acting CEO since May 2007. • Efforts to find a permanent CEO are underway. • Operationally: the organisation is doing well. • Annual Report should be published in the next few weeks.

  4. Memoranda of Understanding • Pan African Parliament • NEPAD e-Commission • Commenwealth Network & IT (Comnet-IT) • Telkom • Nigeria’s Galaxy Backbone PLC • Various MOU’s with industry partners for R & D purposes

  5. Report from the Cybercrime Conference held in February 2007 At the Cape Town ICC

  6. The Internet: What is a Network?

  7. What is an Inter-network? Node Router

  8. Internet Connectivity Home PCs Internet Service Provider (ISP) Telephone dial in line Network Cable modem connection High-speed data link DSL line Network Network

  9. The Internet: Demo

  10. Some Facts and Figures • March 2006 report Internet Users and Population Statistics for Africa www.internetworldstats.com

  11. Online Sales over the Net Source: Forrester Research

  12. Forecast: Worldwide Online Trade Growth, 2002 To 2006 $264.1 $2,645.6 $28.2 $246.3 $341.6 $1,677.3 $7,469.0 Total: $2,293.5 $2,458.6 (US$ billions) Total: $12,837.3 North America (US$ billions) Asia-Pacific Western Europe Africa & the rest of world 2002 2006 Source: Forrester Research

  13. What is Cybercrime? • Simply, crime committed in ‘cyberspace’, i.e. through computers via the Internet • Viruses/worms that implant code for denial of service attacks • Spam that carries trojans and spyware, or solicits victims for phishing • Hackers – used to be very tech savvy, worked alone, and often insiders/targeted companies known to them • Now, fraudsters are adopting hacker tools to become more sophisticated and to cover their tracks (using easily available tools and scripts – which are more sophisticated and user friendly) • Organization – more organization/coordination amongst groups • Wherever there is a financial motivation, organized crime often has its fingers in the cookie jar • Child pornography • Unregulated gambling

  14. Cybercrime: Demo

  15. Cybercrime: Financial Losses

  16. Cybercrime: Child Luring

  17. Legal Issues and International Cooperation in the Fight Against Cybercrime

  18. Korean agents discover attack came from Vancouver Canadian agents make the arrest Philippine investigators discover attack came from computer in Buenos Aires Argentinian investigators discover attack came from Seoul A Criminal Intrudes into a Bank in Manila

  19. International Cooperation • International Cooperation.ppt

  20. Thank You

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