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03-20-2008, 01:28 PM
New Zealand has been revealed as a member of a specialist American led anti cyber crime group.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement today that the newly formed Strategic Alliance Cyber Crime Working Group was one of its most promising initiatives to fight cyber crime.
It says "high-level cyber cops" from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States had met at FBI headquarters and in London to create the group.
"Cyber attacks, we've been saying for some time now, are the ultimate borderless crimes: they can come from anywhere, anytime, impacting millions of people and systems across the planet in the blink of an eye," the FBI statement says.
Operational partnerships had been built among countries and says the Working Group is one of the most promising with the plan to share intelligence, swap tools and best practices and strengthen and synchronise laws.
At the London meeting this month each of the five countries presented plans on key issues.
"It's a terrific group of people who really have their eye on the ball when it comes to cyber crime," says FBI Special Agent Donna Peterson, Acting Assistant Section Chief in our Cyber Division.
"We've learned a lot from each other, and it's already paying dividends for all of us."
The FBI listed the group's activities and accomplishments.
They had collectively developed a comprehensive overview of the transnational cyber threat, including current and emerging trends, vulnerabilities, and strategic initiatives for the working group to pursue.
The statement said that report was only available to law enforcement units.
The Working Group had set up a special area on Law Enforcement Online, the FBI's secure Internet portal, to share information and intelligence.
A series of information bulletins on emerging threats and trends had been issued.
One bulletin, for example, described how peer-to-peer, or P2P, file sharing programs can leak "vast amounts of sensitive national security, financial, medical, and other information".
The five-nation group will also exchange cyber experts to serve on joint international task forces.
The group will hold a three-day conference at the FBI that will bring together legal and legislative experts from the five countries to talk about common challenges, differing approaches, and potential ways to streamline investigations and harmonise laws on everything from data retention standards to privacy requirements.
Fairfax Media
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement today that the newly formed Strategic Alliance Cyber Crime Working Group was one of its most promising initiatives to fight cyber crime.
It says "high-level cyber cops" from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States had met at FBI headquarters and in London to create the group.
"Cyber attacks, we've been saying for some time now, are the ultimate borderless crimes: they can come from anywhere, anytime, impacting millions of people and systems across the planet in the blink of an eye," the FBI statement says.
Operational partnerships had been built among countries and says the Working Group is one of the most promising with the plan to share intelligence, swap tools and best practices and strengthen and synchronise laws.
At the London meeting this month each of the five countries presented plans on key issues.
"It's a terrific group of people who really have their eye on the ball when it comes to cyber crime," says FBI Special Agent Donna Peterson, Acting Assistant Section Chief in our Cyber Division.
"We've learned a lot from each other, and it's already paying dividends for all of us."
The FBI listed the group's activities and accomplishments.
They had collectively developed a comprehensive overview of the transnational cyber threat, including current and emerging trends, vulnerabilities, and strategic initiatives for the working group to pursue.
The statement said that report was only available to law enforcement units.
The Working Group had set up a special area on Law Enforcement Online, the FBI's secure Internet portal, to share information and intelligence.
A series of information bulletins on emerging threats and trends had been issued.
One bulletin, for example, described how peer-to-peer, or P2P, file sharing programs can leak "vast amounts of sensitive national security, financial, medical, and other information".
The five-nation group will also exchange cyber experts to serve on joint international task forces.
The group will hold a three-day conference at the FBI that will bring together legal and legislative experts from the five countries to talk about common challenges, differing approaches, and potential ways to streamline investigations and harmonise laws on everything from data retention standards to privacy requirements.
Fairfax Media