Law Enforcement & Cyber Criminals

High tech criminals.  News stories point out that most cyber criminals are slowly beginning to align themselves with more traditional criminal elements in our society.  It is not surprising that cyber criminals have begun to work with organized crime on an international level.  The reasons for some can be simply explained in economic terms--organized criminal elements pay cyber criminals such as hackers and malware/spyware authors to further their own agendas.

What are the implications of this convergence in criminal behavior?  One solution to counteract this problem is simple:  business and law enforcement dialog and cooperation.  Today more than ever, those charged with the responsibilities of protecting your business organizations, such as CSOs or CISOs, must develop and foster close working relationships with law enforcement.  Law enforcement agencies can provide the support to deal with crimes committed against business entities. 

CxOs:  Don't wait until you have a threat or crime made against your company/organization to call law enforcement.   Develop collaborative peer working relationships with all levels of law enforcement. 

Law enforcement community:  Thank you for your support.  We're here to work with you.

Jaime