Papua New Guinea Cybercrime Policy 2014 Devise   Sellers’s   duty   in   combating   Yes     or  preventing  Cybercrime     No     Unsure         Security  of  e-­‐commerce   Yes     No     Unsure         Law   enforcement’s   Yes     capability/capacity   to   investigate   &   No     prosecute  cybercriminals   Unsure         Use  of  security  measures   Yes     No     Unsure       259   47   8     103   198   13     102   197   15     255   51   8   82.48%   14.97%   2.55%     32.80%   63.06%   4.14%     32.48%   62.74%   4.78%     81.21%   16.24%   2.55%     Moreover,   87%   of   the   respondents   to   the   question   regarding   the   adequacy   of   awareness  were  of  the  view  that  there  is  insufficient  awareness.  In  addition,  almost  93%   of   those   surveyed   thought   that   the   Government   should   be   more   proactive   in   undertaking  awareness  initiatives  on  Cybercrime.         Other   authoritative   sources   of   information   such   as   reports   and   surveys   are   frequently   used   within   the   process   of   determining   the   threat   of   computer   crime   and   cybercrime.     Surveys   published   in   the   last   year   show   an   increasing   trend.     The   2011   Norton   Cybercrime   Report   for   example   states   that   “Cybercrime   is   bigger   than   the   global   black   market  in  marijuana,  cocaine  and  heroin  combined  ($288bn)  and  approaches  the  value   of   all   global   drug   trafficking   ($   411bn)”.10     However   the   use   of   such   surveys  within   the   process   of   drafting   policies   carries   with   it   certain   concomitant   challenges.   One   major   concern   is   related   to   the   extrapolation   of   sample   survey   results   –   a   common   methodology   used   by   such   non-­‐scientific   surveys.11.     In   addition   the   major   surveys   undertaken  are  related  to  jurisdictions  such  as  Europe  and  the  US  but  are  not  specific  to   the  Pacific  in  general  and  more  particularly  Papua  New  Guinea.     In   light   of   the   foregoing,   the   development   of   this   Policy   takes   into   consideration   the   predominant   global   trends   relating   to   Cybercrime   that   would   undoubtedly   have   an   impact  on  the  incidence  of  crime  in  Papua  New  Guinea.          7.   The  Need  for  Cybercrime  Policy  and  Legislation         The   liberalisation   of   the   ICT   market   has   exposed   PNG   to   cybercrime,   information   security   threats   and   related   offences   as   experienced   by   other   countries12.     This   necessitates   the   urgency   to   develop   appropriate   policy   and   legislative   framework   to   combat  and  prevent  the  commission  of  offences  through  the  use  of  ICTs.                                                                                                                                   10  See.  http://www.norton.com/cybercrimereport    Understanding  Cybercrime,  3rd  Edition,  ITU,  2012,  Chapter  2.4.2.   12  The  survey  conducted  revealed  incidences  of  the  following  types  of  Cybercrime:  SPAM;    viruses;  hate  mail;  propaganda  threats  and   intimidation;  obscenity;  pornography  and  others.     11       P | 11