Friday, November 15, 2013

Microsoft launches center to combat digital crime - BBC News

Microsoft announced the opening of the Centre to fight crime numbers. This initiative aims to support the global efforts aimed at increasing the security of the network. The center will combine experts in law and technology, and enable the use of the most advanced tools and solutions, thus introducing a new quality in the fight against crime on the Internet.

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cybercriminals operate non-stop – to steal user data are able to give up eating and sleeping. For this reason, law enforcement and IT security experts still have their hands full. read more

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digital crimes take their toll at the expense of millions of consumers around the world. According to CERT.GOV.PL, compared with the 2011 year, the number handled by CERT incidents in 2012 increased significantly. Most of them were known. botnets, networked computers infected with malware used by cyber criminals to send spam, steal data, generate a “fraudulent clicks”, etc. In addition, CERT.GOV.PL team continues to receive a large number of applications with regard to scanning the network for vulnerabilities and mailings type of SPAM. Other significant threat is called. phishing – fraudulent dealings involving sensitive information from the user through the undergrowth, for example, the bank or online store.

center to fight crime digital will struggle to deal with this type of crime, but also to cases of intellectual property theft and The exploitation of children online.

“center to fight crime digitally Microsoft is the place where our experts will meet with our customers and partners for one purpose: to provide increased security in the network. Combining advanced technology tools, the right skills and new perspectives we can make that the Internet is a safer place for all of us “- said David Finn, Associate General Counsel at Microsoft Digital Crimes Department.

range center to fight crime will be extended to digital satellite offices and 12 regional laboratories located throughout the world – in Beijing, Berlin, Bogota, Brussels, Dublin, Gurgaon, Hong Kong, Munich, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, DC, and in Edinboro U.S.. These additional locations will allow Microsoft to identify and analyze the illegal software and offenses related to the theft of intellectual property, as well as the share of local experts the best practices in the fight against this type of dealings.

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