14 DAY TRIAL // Steps towards a stronger cooperation between Kaspersky and EU’s law enforcement agency Europol have been taken this month, when representatives from the security company met with those from EC3 and exchanged expertise on various security topics.
30 members of the EC3 (Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre) benefited from discussions with Kaspersky experts about cyber security, forensics, malware analysis, and the importance of cyber security awareness.
Cooperation aimed at a safer cyberspace
The knowledge exchange occurred as a result of the two parties signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the beginning of the month at the Cybercrime Conference in Singapore, hosted by Interpol and Europol.
The agreement facilitates the exchange of information between the two parties as far as cyber threats are concerned. This includes expertise, statistical data, trends and other strategic details.
“By exchanging expertise and sharing know-how we improve our capabilities, which enable us to be even more effective when assisting EU Member States' front-line responders to catch an increasing number of cybercrooks, and to secure cyberspace,” said Troels Oerting, head of the EC3 (Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre), in an official statement on Friday.
Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the security company, said that public-private partnerships of this kind are essential for making the cyberspace a safer place.
Interpol agreement also signed in Singapore
At the same conference, Kaspersky also engaged in a three-year cooperation with Interpol, according to which the security company offers products (both hardware and software), threat intelligence and ongoing support to the law enforcement organization and its member countries (190).
At the Singapore conference, the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) was opened, designed to be a state-of-the-art research and development facility for identifying crimes and criminals. The new complex is also aimed at training law enforcement around the world and offering operational support.
Kaspersky, as well as many other security companies, often engages in temporary cooperation with police organizations around the globe in order to dismantle cybercriminal groups and activities.
One such example is the alliance formed in July this year against the actors behind the Shylock/Caphaw banking Trojan.
Security researchers observed that the malicious activity attributed to this threat started in 2011, and since then, they managed to create a profile for the group, which targeted major banks in Europe, especially those in the UK.
The action was coordinated by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), which relied on partners such as the FBI, Europol, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, GCHQ, Dell SecureWorks, Kaspersky Lab, and the German Federal Police (BKA).