Does this mean that, in this context, you believe that collaboration, both public and private, is key?
No single agency, country, or company can fight international cybercrime left alone. It takes a team effort, and this requires collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector. We also need to bring policy makers and strategists to the table to put everyone at the table to solve this problem. There is no one-size-fits-all strategy to fight cybercrime, so it is important to use joint forces and consider how we look at cybercrime and how we can, with our authorities and skills, make it difficult for the ‘bad guys’ to act. Partnerships are at the heart of what Interpol does. For example, we have an agreement called Gateway with our partners who provide us with information that we then share with law enforcement agencies.
On the other hand, I was saying that we have 196 countries in this organization. We know that we cannot fight this situation separately, or all at once, because there are many differences. So we decided to choose the regional approach. I am in Singapore, which is where the unit I lead is located. Here we have two working groups, one for Africa and one for Asia and the South Pacific. Then, we have officers on duty in those regions; and, a few times a year, we do operations where we provide intelligence and do a kind of ‘wave’ when we pursue some kind of crime. That’s how we succeed. Because of the collection. We want to extend this approach to the Middle East and North Africa, and South America and, in time, to the rest of the world.
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