Episode #
30
INTERPOL's Craig Jones on How to Reduce the Impact of Cybercrime Worldwide
Show Notes
In this week's episode of the Future of Cyber Risk podcast, David speaks to Craig Jones, Director of Cybercrime at INTERPOL. They discuss the mission and purpose of INTERPOL to reduce cybercrime worldwide, and how they go about doing that on a daily basis through data aggregation, creating frameworks, and sharing intel with nations and locales worldwide. They also discuss the hurdles of varied cybercrime legislation, how criminals may use AI to exploit, and advice for law enforcement and policy makers on how to better combat cybercrime.
Topics discussed:
The role that INTERPOL plays in stopping global cybercrime, and how they do that on an operational level each day.
The misconceptions individuals may have around what INTERPOL does, and how they focus heavily on aggregating data sets and sharing information with local governments and law enforcement around the world.
The models and frameworks they've put in place to create a unified global approach to combating cybercrime.
Why cybercrime legislation is different in various countries and how sometimes borders can be a constraint to effective security.
The role of AI in global cybercrime, and how criminals will use it to present themselves as more authentic and realistic.
Advice for law enforcement and policy makers on how to create more opportunities for information sharing and cybercrime prevention.
Quotes from Episode
#1.)
"The purpose of our program is to reduce the global impact of cybercrime and protect communities for a safer world. It's simple, that's what we're trying to do. We're trying to make the world safer and we're trying to stop the harm from the cybercriminals impacting into our communities, whether that's someone just sitting at home playing PlayStation or something like that, or whether that's a large international business that has a ransomware attack and then is basically shut down for a period of time. So that's what our role is." (10:31--10:59)
#2.)
"What can we do with that data and information to help us identify the criminals or the TTPs behind that so we can actually then identify and prevent those systemic risks in systems and networks that criminals are able to take advantage of? How do we share that more widely?" (44:19; video 4)