THE HAGUE, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Europol and INTERPOL reconfirmed their strong commitment to continue collaboration in the fight against cybercrime, building on successful examples such as the Global Airline Action Days or the No More Ransom initiative, Europol announced on Friday when a three-day conference themed on "actively united for a safer cyber space" closed.
A total of 205 participants from different sectors representing more than 185 organizations and 167 law enforcement representatives from 68 countries and regions engaged in fruitful and solution-oriented discussions on a number of cybercrime-related topics during the fifth annual Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference, a joint initiative launched in 2013.
In their joint closing statement, Europol and INTERPOL agreed on specific steps in the joint fight against ransomware, a coordinated law enforcement approach to addressing the threat from the Dark Web, identifying approaches to tackling the threat of cybercrime in a more pro-active and efficient manner, and to continue to focus on coordinated prevention and awareness initiatives to increase baseline cybersecurity and nurture the skills and expertise needed to ensure a safer cyberspace.
On the opening day of the conference, an Europol report noted that ransomware has eclipsed most other cyber-threats with global campaigns indiscriminately affecting victims across multiple industries in both the public and private sectors. "One of the most effective ways to fight ransomware is to prevent it," stressed Europol.
Europol has launched the No More Ransom platform in July 2016. More than 1.4 million people have visited the website, which is now available in 28 languages with Slovak and Persian as the latest additions. A total of 52 free decryption tools can be used to decrypt 84 ransomware families. The numbers of partners working together on No More Ransom has risen to 119.
