My previous post mentioned about the New Age Terrorists - highly educated, technology and IT savvy - a new breed of terrorists that can be deadly and potent.
Today I'm going to talk about the New Generation Criminals in Singapore.
Who are they? The younger generations who are more technology and IT savvy than their predecessors from the Baby Boomer and older generations.
Take a look at today's Ah Longs' (illegal money lenders or loan sharks) slick operations. They remain anonymous and their real identities are rarely known because they deploy 'runners' to dispense loans and collection of debts.
These New Generation Criminals are technology savvy too - discreet, smart and versatile - they used gadgets like smart phones, PDAs, laptops and notebooks to run their loan sharking activities. They also use debtors to open savings account complete with ATM card and the PIN number given to these Ah Longs to facilitate 'contactless' transactions and remain 'faceless'.
Organized crime syndicates like those professional shoplifters too are getting 'hi-tech' as most of these New Generation Criminals are tech and IT savvy. They can SMS, email, chat, etc with fellow gangs and communicate with them on what expensive items to steal, etc.
Despite many security measures like target hardening, Defense-in-Depth strategies, using video analytical surveillance, crime prevention talks and road shows, etc., the New Generation Criminals are a force to be reckon with.
Just like computer hackers - the 'good guys' or ethical hackers, prevent the malicious hackers from intruding their websites to steal or delete or cause embarassment to the website owners, the professionals too can become deadly should they cross camp or jump ship to terror networks like Al Qaeda, Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Sayyaf, etc.
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