Tag: cyber governance
Interpol demands global action to tackle cybercrime
Interpol is demanding that the world’s governments and business leaders act together to stem the rapidly rising global tide of cybercrime. Speaking this week at the Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh, Interpol's assistant director of cybercrime operations, Bernardo Pillot, urged the world’s governments and business leaders to adopt a more collective approach to online dangers.
Forty Countries Vow to Not Pay Cyber Ransoms – November 1st
Forty US-allied countries pledged to no longer pay cybercrime ransoms at the second annual meeting of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative. The idea behind the pledge is that as long as ransom is paid to these cyber criminals, it will continue. This initiative would also seek to encourage organizations within the participating countries to focus on improving their cybersecurity infrastructure rather than just folding to these cyber criminals.