{"id":13621,"date":"2013-04-18T22:46:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T03:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=13621"},"modified":"2014-03-05T06:52:01","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T11:52:01","slug":"expert-insight-1-cyber-threats-security-caribbean-2013-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2013\/04\/expert-insight-1-cyber-threats-security-caribbean-2013-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert insights 1: Cyber threats and security in the Caribbean 2013 update"},"content":{"rendered":"

We revisit \u00a0our discussion with network\/IT security professionals on cyber intrusion and security in the Caribbean, in the hope to gain new insights in 2013.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/view_photog.php?photogid=2898\"<\/a>A few weeks ago, the Guardian Newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago published an article,\u00a0\u201cCaribbean cyberttacks on the rise?<\/i>\u201d<\/a>, in which it listed 20 cyber crime stories that were reported between April 2012 and March 2013. Unlike previous years, where they might be just a handful of news reports on unauthorised intrusions, at the very least, more of them are finding their way into the public domain, which hopefully is fostering greater awareness of cyber threats and the need for greater vigilance and security.<\/p>\n

When we launched our Expert Insights<\/i><\/b><\/a> series last year, we asked network\/IT security professionals across the region about cyber intrusion and security in the Caribbean, in the hope of gaining a better understanding of among other things:<\/p>\n