ICT Pulse posted an article on Mar 16, 2012, discussing cyber threats in the Caribbean. Below are some key highlights:
- This is the first in our series seeking insight from network/IT security professionals across the region on cyber intrusion and security in the Caribbean.
LIME customers in Barbados experienced some degradation of their broadband service - The cause: “a deliberate attack on the internet infrastructure by an external source”, LIME revealed in a press release issued after systems were well in the process of being restored
- Appreciating the considerable resources to which a company like LIME has access, and the concerns regularly being expressed that the Caribbean has become a haven for cyber criminals, we in the region might not fully understand the extent to which we are highly susceptible to a broad range of cyber threats and intrusions
- Niel, is based in Barbados, has over 16 years’ experience in Telecommunications Engineering, Information Security Management, Business Continuity Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and ICT Regulation and Policy.
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