Anti Cybercrime
Only a few Asian countries have passed anti cybercrime legislations. This is the reason why there is very limited control as well as information regarding all forms of Internet-related crimes. For example, despite having an Internet Law a.k.a. the E-Commerce Act, the Philippines still lacks sufficient provisions to cover other aspects of cybercrime. As a result, Internet attacks go unpunished.
It is this kind of uninformed environment that has further emboldened hackers and other cyber criminals. While some perpetrators are caught, they are eventually released because no charges can be filed against them. Until Asian governments can come up with comprehensive anti cybercrime laws that can catch up with the ever growing sophistication of these attacks, more of them can be expected.
Still, there are countries, particularly the developed ones, that have implemented laws and established solid measures to counter this problem. Singapore already had theirs in place since 1993 and have been constantly amending them to keep up with the criminals. Japan also has a similar measure, called the Unauthorized Access Law of 1999.
In some countries, cybercrimes are met with severe punishments. In Pakistan, for example, certain variations of these crimes are punishable by death or imprisonment for life. Among anti cybercrime measures that have already been enforced is the close monitoring of online activities. In Thailand, Web content providers are required to store their logs for a minimum of 90 days.
However, for as long as other Asian nations don't step up in their drive to fight cybercrimes, these vile activities will continue to fluorish. Unlike other misdeeds that are curtailed by geographic limitations, cybercrimes can be carried out from the other side of the world. Thus, the countries that do have sufficient laws are still vulnerable to attacks from countries that don't.