The Australian High Tech Crime Centre works with the following key partners, in addition to its law enforcement partners and government partners:
URL: www.abacus.org.au
Abacus - Australian Mutuals is the peak industry association for Australian mutual building societies and credit unions.
Working with 135 member institutions to promote and enhance the role of Australian mutual financial services providers - building societies and credit unions which are owned by and operated for the benefit of their members.
URL: www.bankers.asn.au
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), its member banks and the AHTCC are working together to reduce the incidence and impact of high tech crime on the financial sector.
URL: www.auscert.org.au
As the national computer emergency response team for Australia, AusCERT monitors and evaluates data from numerous sources around the globe to provide a comprehensive source of advice about the latest threats and vulnerabilities affecting common IT applications and services.
CERT partners around the globe provide early warning about new and emerging threats and pass this advice on to members and the public. AusCERT provides confidential advice to affected parties about how to respond to and recover from computer security incidents. Where appropriate, contact can be made with ISPs and other CERTs abroad to seek their intervention or assistance in halting malicious computer network attack activity.
More information on AusCERT is available at www.auscert.org.au.
The IIA, Australia's national Internet industry organisation, has a website designed to help all users, particularly small to medium sized enterprises, to understand and address Internet security issues. Australia is a world leader in the continuing effort to ensure a safe and secure Internet environment for all. The IIA website provides resources to assist small and medium-sized enterprises as well as the wider community. The IIA's Security Portal is located at www.security.iia.net.au.
IIA members include telecommunications carriers, content creators and publishers, web developers, e-commerce traders and solutions providers, hardware vendors, systems integrators, banks, insurance underwriters, Internet law firms, ISPs, educational and training institutions, Internet research analysts, and a range of other businesses providing professional and technical support services.
In particular, the IIA site is designed for users without ready access to information about online security. The aim is to build community confidence in using the Internet for e-commerce by promoting in all users a 'culture of security'.
URL: www.microsoft.com/australia/
Microsoft Australia have joined with the AHTCC to assist in providing education and training to Australian law enforcement agencies to help in the fight against cyber crime.
In 2004, Microsoft trained more than 200 law enforcement officials in Australia on a broad range of issues relating to cyber crime, including forensic work, tracking down online paedophiles, information sharing procedures and communication protocols.
Microsoft and the AHTCC delivered a joint workshop for law enforcement in April 2005 on Forensic Computing and Computer Investigations in an effort to have mutually beneficial, nationally consistent training.
URL: www.netalert.gov.au
Parents and carers need to communicate with children to teach them how to safely navigate the information superhighway. NetAlert is the Australian Government’s internet safety initiative which consists of a wide range of activities. Together, these activities provide a comprehensive response to the needs of the Australian community in protecting their families online.
NetAlert is committed to the provision of a meaningful Internet education program for all Australians that includes a forum for debate and discussion, an information database, and a friendly, professional reference point to discuss their concerns about Internet access, issues and development.
If you would like more information or would like help with an Internet safety issue check the NetAlert website. If you have concerns and would like to speak to someone, you can call NetAlert Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm on free call 1800 880 176.
