AusCERT urges delegates to report computer crimes

On the final day of AusCERT 2007 on Queensland's Gold Coast, the general manager of AusCERT, Graham Ingram, acknowledged that reporting computer crimes can be difficult but pleaded with delegates not to let these incidents go unreported.

"I understand the frustration that people have in trying to report a computer crime in Australia," said Ingram, who admitted that computer crime specialists are "not easy to find in the police bureaucracy".

Ingram even suggested that victims having difficulty in reporting a crime should ask AusCERT for help.

"In Australia, the best way to report a computer crime is to report to the local jurisdiction. If you have problems or you are finding it difficult please contact AusCERT. We are more than happy to give you the name and number of the person you need to speak to," said Ingram.

"Member, non-member, it really doesn't matter ... if you find something out there that you are worried about or concerned about and you would like to take it further, please pick up the phone, send and e-mail and report it because I think it makes a difference," he said.