[iwar] Tech managers targeted by cyber criminals

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Subject: [iwar] Tech managers targeted by cyber criminals
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2068000/2068276.stm

Thursday, 27 June, 2002, 09:44 GMT 10:44 UK
Tech managers targeted by cyber criminals


Could tech managers be lending a hand to cyber
criminals?

The head of the UK's cyber police unit has
warned that tech managers could become victims of kidnappers and organised 
crime.

Len Hynds, from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), has told Computing 
magazine that computer bosses could be vulnerable to attack in the same way 
as bank managers were targeted in the past.

Mr Hynds said that the NHTCU had already seen cases of criminal gangs 
blackmailing companies after discovering weaknesses in their computer systems.

The next step could well be physical risk to technology managers, he said

Tech recruits

"Organised criminals will intimidate people with access to information," he 
told Computing.

He warned companies to improve recruitment and to be careful about the 
people they employed in positions with access to computer data.

Criminal gangs were also likely to start hiring more people with 
technological know-how as computers increasingly become an important tool 
in crime, he said.

Computer forensic firm Datasec conducts investigations of criminal or 
industrial computer crime and has had cases in which individuals within 
organisations have been targeted for their knowledge about sensitive data.

Distributed responsibility

Managing director Adrian Reid believes employees with responsibility for 
technology should exercise caution when talking about their work.

"If someone was going to target the IT manager, he or she will find out as 
much about that individual as they can," he said.

"Employees in sensitive areas need to be careful about what they say about 
themselves and what information about them is in the public arena," he said.

Nearly three-quarters of UK companies have sensitive data on their computer 
networks and they too must do more to make sure that one person does not 
have sole responsibility for such information.

"Companies should consider distributing responsibilities," said Mr Reid. 
"It is harder to corrupt a group of people than it is one individual."


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