The delegation headed by the deputy commander of the Iranian Cyber Police for international and legal affairs, Hossein Ramezani, attended the 5th Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference in The Hague.
With the theme of ‘Actively united for a safer cyberspace’, the conference, which was attended by more than 420 delegates from 68 countries, underscored the importance of developing a comprehensive global response which encompasses all stakeholders including police, the private sector, academia, governments and international organizations, according to the official website of the Interpol.
Discussions at the three-day conference, held on September 27-29, focused on the current and new threats and trends in cybercrime; financial aspects of cybercrime; the security of connected devices known as the ‘Internet of Things’; strategies to combat ransomware; the criminal abuse of encryption and anonymization; Darknet market sites; access to data and electronic evidence; and domain name server (DNS) abuse.
The Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference is a joint initiative launched in 2013. Held annually, it is hosted in alternate years by Europol and INTERPOL.