14 DAY TRIAL // Speaking at the 3rd International Engagement on Cyber Security Conference at Georgetown University last week, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble highlighted the fact that private Internet security companies and law enforcement agencies must work together to combat cybercrime and enhance cyber security.
“Cybercriminals have been exceptional in distancing themselves from law enforcement, which remains ill-equipped to fight cybercrime involving more than one country,” Noble noted in his speech.
“Common laws and procedures to fight cybercrime don’t yet exist in some countries, while some countries remain more advanced than others in fighting cybercrime. We must encourage all countries to develop laws and practices, while helping to build the capacity of the ones that need our assistance,” he added.
Noble has emphasized the fact that law enforcement must be capable not only of reacting against cybercrime, but also of preventing it.
In fact, cybercrime prevention will be a topic of discussion at the first International Forum on Technologies for a Safer World, a conference hosted in Lyon, France, in July 2013, by the INTERPOL in collaboration with the French Interior Ministry.
At the conference, researchers, policy-makers, representatives of the industry and law enforcement will discuss technologies that can be utilized to protect individuals and businesses against cybercrimes.
As far as cooperation with the private sector is concerned, INTERPOL has already announced that it will be working with Kaspersky Lab to create an INTERPOL cyber alert system that will monitor malware and other cybercriminal activities that might have a serious global impact.
“INTERPOL must align itself with all countries, collaborate with organizations like Europol, and work with relevant private sector entities to improve law enforcement’s first responder capability and keep the Internet as free as possible from criminal activity,” Noble said.