Organized crime, critical technologies and impacts across Southeast Asia and beyond
A Talk by Angel S. Averia, jr. , Dr Prakash Christiansen , Helena Huang Yixin , Briony Daley Whitworth , Jhehan Septiano B.L. , Ryan Winch and Kristina Amerhauser
About this Talk
The rapid development of technologies and cyber-space has long enabled transnational organized crime groups to further their exploitation of vulnerable populations globally. In South East Asia, the access to crypto-currencies, artificial intelligence, natural language processing software and social media are reported to have played a key role in the proliferation of scams and frauds, as well as exploitation for forced criminality in cyber-scam operations. This causes not only severe and devastating harms in the region but its impacts are felt globally with millions of victims worldwide.
This event will explore the dynamics that have enabled this explosion of criminality, analyse the critical technologies that have been exploited, look at the impact on victims and discuss what global and regional responses can be developed, including with multilateral institutions, to more effectively mitigate and react to such growing threats. By analysing a regional case study with obvious and pernicious global impacts, we aim to elicit how a regional response, with global support, that can more effectively and rapidly respond to emerging cyber threats.
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Organized by Australia and supported by Indonesia, the Philippines, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) and the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime
About The Speakers
President, Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team
President, Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team
Associate Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Associate Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Director, Cyber & Tech Multilateral Engagement Section, Cyber Affairs & Critical Technology Branch, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (International Security Division)
Director, Cyber & Tech Multilateral Engagement Section, Cyber Affairs & Critical Technology Branch, International Security Division, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Investigator, Directorate of Cyber Crime Investigation, Indonesian National Police
Investigator, Directorate of Cyber Crime Investigation, Indonesian National Police
Transnational Crime & Technology Programme Manager, Regional Support Office, Bali Process Regional Support Office (RSO)
RSO’s Programme Manager for Transnational Crime and Technology