Addressing Spam Issues in Brunei Darussalam

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Addressing Spam Issues in Brunei Darussalam

• STRATEGIES BY COUNTRIES
• 3rd 5th May, 2005
• Cyberjaya, Malaysia
• Speaker Awangku Izham Rahman

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Outline

• Introduction
• Addressing Spam (1) Regulators role
• Addressing Spam (2) ISPs role
• Addressing Spam (3) Industrys role
• Addressing Spam (4) Publics role
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Lead coordinator setting up of an interim
  national committee to address spamming issues
• Authority for Info-communications Technology of
  Brunei Darussalam (AiTi)
• Interim Members
• JTB BruNet
• DST DST Multimedia

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Addressing Spam (1) Regulators role

• Efforts made to follow (ITU recommended) best
  practices, multi-pronged approach
• Platform for information exchange
• with Industry Players
• International Cooperation
• ITU, ATRC, APEC, Others

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Addressing Spam (1)Regulators role

• Educating the Public
• Regular Media Releases Articles
• AiTis website regarding Spam
• www.aiti.gov.bn/spam
• Roadshows
• In conjunction with the World Telecommunication
  Day 2005, planned to be held tentatively in 1st
  week of June 2005
• Programs on Positive use of the Internet
  Educating the public on Countering Spam
• Lead tri-party (AiTi-JTB-DST) dialogs
• to discuss spam issues in Brunei Darussalam

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Media Release
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Website (1)
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Website (2)
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Website (3)
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Addressing Spam (2)ISPs role

• Installation of Anti-Spam solutions
• Filtering
• Monitoring
• Public Education
• Response to their calls, email
• Feedback Support

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Addressing Spam (3)Industrys role

• Address the problem properly
• Spam-related problems, which may bring about
  computer abnormality
• Educate the consumer regarding the problem
• Dos and Donts
• Informing other parties
• Vendors, ISPs

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Addressing Spam (4)Publics role

• Increase Awareness on spamming activities
• News, Articles, Magazines
• Protect self from unknown emails
• Trust only known emails
• Confirm whether the email is legit with the
  Sender
• Do not respond to unknown emails which may seem
  friendly
• Share knowledge / experience
• Family, colleague

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Conclusion

• More dialogue sessions
• Continue to Educate Users
• Press Release
• More information for the Website
• Joint initiatives between AiTi Operators

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Thank You!

• Myself,
• Izham Rahman
• Assistant Manager
• Industry Development Human Capacity Building
  Group
• Authority for Info-communications Technology
  Industry of Brunei Darussalam
• Email izham_at_aiti.gov.bn