NEW DELHI, SEPT 12 (AP): Interpol proposed Wednesday the creation of global and regional anti-crime centres to fight criminal activity online and respond quickly to emergency cybercrime alerts. The Internet should not be allowed to become a no man's land where criminals have the upper hand and can escape punishment, Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble told an international cybercrimes conference in New Delhi.
Officials from 37 countries discussed identity theft, online bank fraud, Internet gaming and the risks of online terrorist activity during a two-day conference in the Indian capital. It was organised by France-based Interpol, the world's largest international police organisation, with 186 member countries.
Creating global and regional anti-crime centres "is an ambitious idea, but we are determined to turn (it) into a reality because this problem is too big for even the G-8 and Council of Europe," Noble said. "It requires a truly global response."
The centres would help police around the world in investigations, training and accessing resources from a combined team of police officers and computer experts, he said.
Inaugurating the conference, Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil also called for international cooperation in combating Internet crimes.
Hacking, spoofing and botnet attacks - networks of PCs that are taken over remotely to spread spam over the Internet - are capable of causing serious security breaches in vital installations, Patil said.
Interpol proposes regional response centres to fight growing cybercrime
FE Team | Published: September 13, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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