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 CYBERCRIME AND INTERPOL ACTIONS

Cyber crime is a fast growing area of crime. More and more criminals are exploiting the speed, convenience and anonymity of the internet to commit a divers range of criminal activities that know no border, either physical or virtual, cause serious harm and pose very real threats to victims worldwide.

Although there is no single universal definition of cybercrime, law enforcement generally makes a distinction between two main types of internet related crime.

These are:

·         Advanced cybercrime it is the sophisticated attacks against computer hardware and software.

·         Cyber enabled crime many traditional crimes have taken a new turn with the advent of the internet, such as crimes against children, financial crimes, and even terrorism.

The changing nature of cybercrime

New trends in cybercrime are emerging all the time, with estimated costs to the global economy running to billions of dollars.

In the pat, cybercrime was committed mainly by individuals or small groups. Today we are seeing highly complex cyber criminal networks bring together individuals from across globe in real to commit crimes on an unprecedented scale.

Criminal organizations turning increasingly to the internet to facilitate their activities and maximize their profits in the short time. The crimes themselves are not necessarily new such as theft, fraud illegal gambling, sale of fake medicines but they are evolving in line with the opportunities presented online and therefore becoming more widespread and damaging.

Interpol roles toward cybercrime

International Criminal Police Organization, an association of over 100 national police forces, devoted chiefly to fighting international crime.

Interpol is committed to the global fight against cybercrime, as well as tackling cyber enabled crime.

Most cybercrimes are transnational in nature, therefore Interpol is the natural partner for any law enforcement agency looking to investigate these crimes on a cooperative level. By working with private industry Interpol is able to provide local law enforcement with focused cyber intelligence, derived from combining inputs on a global scale.

The main initiative for Interpol cybercrime focuses on the following:

·         Operational and investigative support

·         Cyber intelligence and analysis

·         Digital forensics

·         Innovation and research

·         Capacity building

·         National cyber reviews

Interpol’s global complex for innovation

Interpol is committed to being global coordination body for the detection and prevention of digital crimes through the Interpol global complex for innovation (IGCI) in Singapore. This cutting edge research and development facility, which opened in 2014, leverages global cyber expertise from law enforcement and key private sector partners.

Interpol is uniquely positioned to advance the fight against cybercrime on global scale through proactive research into emerging crimes, the latest training techniques, and development of innovative new policing tools.