ABSTRACT
It has almost become trite to suggest that we are entering an age as significant and profound in its impact as was the Industrial Revolution. The convergence of computing and communications has already affected most if not all of the major institutions of society. It has created unprecedented opportunities for education, health services, recreation and commerce. Unfortunately, it has also created unprecedented opportunities for crime. Identifying these vulnerabilities, and mobilizing appropriate countermeasures, will be one of the great challenges of the twenty-first century. As discussed below, the challenge is so great that it defies the capacity of law enforcement alone to contro1. Consequently, new forms of policing, involving the harnessing of non-government resources, will become essentia1.! Given the fact that cyberspace knows no boundaries, and that computer crime often transcends national frontiers, effective countermeasures will also require a degree of international cooperation that is without precedent.
