Cyber crime in Pacific

Calls for strong legislation, cooperation to address cybercrime in the Pacific

In his address, Sovaleni said a workshop in Nuku’alofa is another opportunity for the Pacific region to appreciate the seriousness that cybercrime posed to its population.

He added that one country cannot do it by itself, whether they wanted to or not and that cyber space was a new frontier that we have to deal with whether we like it or not.

Senior officials from 13 Pacific island countries have been meeting in Tonga this week to discuss their countries’ police and prosecutorial responses to cybercrime and more broadly, electronic evidence.