Wednesday
Room 4
13:40 - 14:40
(UTC+01)
Talk (60 min)
The evolution of fighting crime. From handcuffs to keyboard.
The police is required by law to maintain law and order and to provide assistance to those who need it. So how does that work when fighting cybercrime? One thing is certain, we have to unite with public and private partners and fight it together!
The evolution of crime is followed by an evolution of law enforcement. Just apprehending suspects isn’t enough. Committing cybercrime has become child's play with Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) providers popping up like mushrooms. A more comprehensive control strategy was needed to combat crime efficiently. Our strategy shifted from mainly focusing on suspects to victims and on the structural opportunity to commit a crime. Our goals? We aim to prevent, to disturb and to prosecute crime. During this talk we will explain our approach by using examples of previous operations like Cookie Monster (the takedown of Genesis Market), Spincaster (Blockchain MO – Approval Phishing). These operations have shown the importance of international and public-private partnerships. Does a police operation usually contain the creation of an Anti-Virus solution for an infostealer malware? Notifying and preventing victims even before they themselves know they are victimised? Strengthening KYC providers by sharing insights and preventing fraud in their process? Our approach is broad and also aimed at offender prevention. Like presented within Operation Endgame, but also used in smaller investigations. The fun thing is, everyone can make a difference. Do you want to know how? Join this talk to find out more.
