Crack down on cybercrime

Cybercrime can be defined as crimes in which computer networks are targeted.

The Government has a duty to drastically reduce social media abuse and protect our systems and data from criminals, things like strong authentication, encryption, and measures to identify and defeat malware.

We must make cybercrime less appealing by increasing the risk of detection, apprehension, prosecution and punishment.

The Government must make it harder for criminals to profit from criminal activity and deepening the social disdain and moral sanction that such activity should elicit.

Combining crime prevention with crime deterrence results in crime reduction.

Cybercrime harms companies and organisations, their customers and members, and the economy and more must be done to defeat it.

SIMON WRIGHT Chaguanas