Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, participated as a keynote speaker on the first day of the 9th Annual Conference of INTERPOL Heads of National Bureaux taking place in Lyon, France from 17 to 19 April 2013. The title of this year’s conference is “Empowering National Bureaux to Meet the New Challenges of Crime”.
Eugene’s talk, entitled “Supporting Global Cybercrime Research,” covered the digital threat landscape of today and tomorrow. He also touched on the collaboration between industry and transnational law enforcement agencies and its vital importance for the security of the borderless cyberspace.
Eugene's speech followed recent announcements by INTERPOL and Kaspersky Lab about the start of their technical cooperation.
- Commenting on the closer cooperation with INTERPOL, Eugene Kaspersky said: “The digital world has to some extent merged with the real world in terms of their capabilities, including the ability to cause material damage. And although the good guys and the bad guys in both worlds behave in similar ways, there are still difficulties in effectively applying current approaches to the new digital world. It’s like police officers on horseback trying to catch robbers trying to escape in race cars.”.
Commenting on the partnership with Kaspersky Lab, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said: “INTERPOL must work with all relevant public and private sector actors committed to keeping the digital and physical worlds safe from cybercriminals. Kaspersky Lab is one of the world’s leading Internet security leaders. Its founder, Eugene Kaspersky, has demonstrated his commitment and personal commitment to supporting law enforcement in this common fight to clean up the Internet of crime.
“Kaspersky Lab and other private sector actors, joining forces with INTERPOL to support law enforcement in identifying and exposing these cybercriminals, will help citizens and businesses stay safe from digital crime.
“INTERPOL also plans to work with Kaspersky Lab’s systems and analysts to create the first INTERPOL digital alert that will be activated whenever malicious code, malware or other cybercrime with a serious global impact is detected.”.
Noboru Nakatani, Executive Director at INTERPOL’s Global Cybercrime Unit (IGCI), which will open in Singapore in 2014, added: “A rapid response by law enforcement agencies is not enough to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals. Close collaboration with all relevant sectors, including private industry, and a shared commitment to capacity building and education, are crucial to developing a truly global strategy.”.
