Protecting developing economies from cyber attack -- Assistance to build regional cyber security preparedness.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 March 2003-APEC: Protecting developing economies from cyber attack -- Assistance to build regional cyber security preparedness(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03182003 Singapore -- Creating new Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to protect against cyber-attack will be the focus of the APEC CERT Seminar in Kuala Lumpuron 22 - 23 March.

The vulnerability of business and government computer infrastructure to cyber attack, particularly in developing economies, will also be a key issue at the meeting. Director of the Information Technology Security Policy Office at the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry in Japan, Mr Hidetoshi Ohno, has described the protection of internet and computer systems in the Asia Pacific as critical...