McAfee Unveils Multipoint Plan to Fight Cybercrime

On Tuesday 21, October 2008 Security company McAfee announced it will take Initiative to fight against cyber criminals. The initiative is anchored by a multi-point plan that includes calls for action from law enforcement, academia, service providers, government, the security industry and society at large to deliver more effective investigations and prosecutions of cybercrime.

Dave DeWalt, McAfee president and chief executive officer,Said

Cybercrime is a growing problem that negatively impacts everybody. While a lot has been done to combat cybercrime over the past decade, criminals still have the upper hand. The chances of getting caught for knocking off a convenience store are several times larger than robbing an online bank. This must change.

McAfee is also creating the McAfee Initiative to Fight Cybercrime Advisory Council. This global group of independent experts will be chaired by former White House Cybersecurity Adviser Howard A. Schmidt. Professors Ian Brown of Oxford University and Lillian Edwards of Sheffield University have agreed to join the council as well, as has Parry Aftab, founder and manager of WiredSafety, the world’s largest and oldest cybersafety help group.

Apart from the Advisory Council, McAfee is also announcing a new McAfee Initiative to Fight Cybercrime Grants program and Cybercrime Response Unit.

McAfee Multipoint Plan to Fight Cybercrime

At the cornerstone of McAfee’s initiative to fight cybercrime, the company unveiled a multipoint plan. Key elements of the plan include the following: