Australian Cyber Security Strategy
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RESEARCH PAPER
AbstractCyber security has become an important aspect of networking due to common usageof internet by every second individual. Further, involvement of business and using it for thepurpose of transfer of information has made it much more crucial than before. There arevarious types of malwares that are already present in the country forcing the authorities to optfor the measures that can help in combating the issue effectively so that it cannot damagefinancial and reputational aspect of individual, organization or a country.The research paper throws light on significance and importance of cyber securitymeasures being launched by the Australian government with the aim to protect its crucialdata. It helps in maintaining the privacy of information being shared between two individualor a group. An exploratory research based on grounded research method theory in order tostudy the viability of the study in effective manner. Further, a secondary research has beenconducted to assess where data has been collected through books, journals and varied onlinesources. Based on the findings of the research paper, it can be interpreted that there arevarious measures that have been taken the government of the country. However, it lacks inknowledge awareness among Australians. It is important for the country to opt forappropriate knowledge awareness campaign so that they can be aware of different measuresthat be taken by them at the time of cyber attack. Further, they will also be able assess thatwhat steps are required to be taken by them if any cyber attack has already take place. Thestudy will prove to be useful to all the internet user.IntroductionCyber security is an often used term referring to protection of network, computers,and data from any attack, damage or any attempt to unauthorized access. The term is majorlyused in the context of computing. There are various methods that are used by the country toprotect the data. Cyber crime department of Australia is quite active which makes harder forthe cyber criminals to attack on personal or important data that any person does not want toshare. Another important term in cyber security is Ransomeware which is a type ofmalicious software from cryptovirology. It limits the users from using their systems. It can bedone either by locking their screens or locking the files of the users unless or until a ransom is
not paid by victim. It is spread through email attachments, infected apps of the software andexternal devices and unprotected websites as well (Gupta, Agrawal, and Yamaguchi, 2016). Another significant term is ROPEMAKER which is also known as, RemotelyOriginated Post – delivery Email Manipulation Attacks Keeping Email Risky.ROPEMAKER is the intersection of web technologies and email which is specifically usedfor Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) used with HTML. It changes the content being delivered tothe user with the aim to add malicious URLs and corrupt records. It can change the contentinto a corrupted one. The hacker just change the URL being sent to the user with corruptedone which has already being delivered to the inbox of the user. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has managed to bring out effectivecapabilities of cyber security with the help of Australian government. It is collaboration ofpublic and private sector which is established to combat cyber crime. One of the initiatives ofAustralian government is Australian Cyber crime Online Reporting Network (ACORN)which helps people in reporting cyber crime incidents faced by them (About the ACRON,2017). It further helps them to save themselves from cyber crime activities and assists them inavoiding these types of circumstances. It is a key initiative from National Plan to CombatCyber crime which shows that how hard the Australian agencies are working so that theymake Australia a hard to target country. It further provides assistance in common forms ofcyber crime such as online scams, online fraud, theft of personal information, hacking andattacks on computer systems. It has made reporting the cyber crime easier and convenient forthe Australians.The main aim of the research paper is to assess the state of modern cyber crime andrelated prevention management taken by the authorities. Through this research paper it willbe easy to discuss various measures being adopted by the Australian government to combatcyber crimes in the country. Further, the paper will also ponder on common malwaresavailable such as Ransomeware and ROPEMAKER. The paper will help in fulfilling thefollowing objectives:To understand the meaning and importance of cyber securityTo evaluate the risk associated to cyber crimeTo understand of Ransom ware in cyber crimeTo understand the meaning of ROPEMAKER in cyber crimeTo evaluate varied prevention management techniques related to cyber security.
In order to deliver the answer of the aim to the readers, an exploratory research has beenconducted based on grounded research method theory. Secondary research method has beenused to assess the state of modern cyber crime and related prevention management measuresbeing taken by the authorities. Views, ideas, and researches of several authors have beencompiled to reach to an effective and reliable conclusion.Literature review Meaning of Cyber Security and Cyber crimeAccording to Wang and Lu (2013), Cyber security is termed as a network oftechnology that is primarily used to protect the network, computers, personal information andother data from any attack, damage and unauthorized access to some one’s computer. It isinclusive of both cyber and physical security. The basic elements of cyber security includes,Application securityInformation securityNetwork securityBusiness continuity planning and disaster securityOperational securityEnd user educationThe major risk associated to cyber security is the constant changing and evolvement ofsecurity risks. In order to successfully come out of this situation, advisory organizations areopting for proactive and adaptive approach to solve the problem. However, in contrast tothis, as per the views of Liu and et.al. (2012), awareness regarding the matter plays animportant role to cope up with the issue. People must be aware of its implication and how itcan affect their lives. Further, various measures must be adopted by the individuals to savethemselves from any cyber crime. According to Choo (2014), cyber crime refers to computer related crime. These arethe offences committed by individual or a group against anybody with the motive tointentionally harm the reputation of the victim. It can cause mental or physical harm with thehelp of modern telecommunication techniques such as internet. However, in comparison tothis, as per the views of Anwar and Mahmood (2014), the main impact of cyber crime lies onsecurity and financial health of the nation. There are various high profile crimes related to
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