Business and Informatics lecturer Eric Holm presented a paper at the 'Going Virtual – The Future of Work' conference on behalf of Central Queensland University.

Mr Holm addressed industry leaders in organisations such as Alcatel Australia, Nortel Asia-Pacific, Siemens Business Services, Germany, World Vision and government on the growing emergence of computer crime.

In his presentation, entitled ‘Virtual Minefield’, Mr Holm discussed the myriad of new avenues for computer criminals that have emerged through the introduction of new technologies including wireless and mobile technology.

Mr Holm described how these changes increasingly challenge computer security, how these variants of computer crime significantly undermine the value gained from these technologies and the need for widespread awareness of the increasing incidence of computer crime.

He concluded his presentation with some practical recommendations.

For the past few years, Mr Holm has been undertaking research in this area prior to joining CQU at Rockhampton. Prior to that, he worked at Griffith University.

The conference discussed: how to implement tele-working in public and private organisations;.

how to manage virtual teams in terms of strategies, tools and processes;.

what it takes to build workforce capability for remote and virtual working;.

the tools and strategies for remote communication and knowledge sharing;.

and the new security issues facing the remote worker.