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F-Secure Calls For "Internetpol" To Fight Crimeware

Posted by kdawson on from the you'll-have-to-come-with-me-sir dept.

KingofGnG points out F-Secure's Q3 2008 security summary, in which its Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen proposes establishing an "Internetpol," an international organization empowered to target and root out cybercrime anywhere in the world. Hypponen gives examples of why such a supernational force is needed — and these are not hard to find — but provides few details about how such an outfit could get started or how it would work. He does mention the wrinkle that in some countries malware writing, cracking, spamming, and phishing are not illegal or not prosecuted. Is an Internetpol even possible, let alone practical?

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  1. Re:What kind of crime would it fight? by TooMuchToDo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    THIS!

  2. Re:Illin in the panicillin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    suitifiable s-suitifiable s-suitifiiable s-suiti-panka panka
    suiitifiable s-suitifiable s-suitifiable s-suiti- BASS!
    panka pannikin annikin pank pannikin anna anna annikin anna panka pannikin
    panka pannikin annakin pnka pannakin ana anna annikin anna panka pannikin
    suitifiable suitifiable s-suitifiable s-suiti-panka panka
    suitifiiable s-suitifiable s-suitfiable s-suiti- BASS!
    panka pannikin anakin panka pannikin anna anna annikin anna panka pannikin
    panka pannikin annakkin panka pannikin ana anna annikin anna panka pannikin
    panka panka
    babe i think in dreaming theres a party in the ceiling and you know i got this feeling that im in the panicillin
    you got me kneelin now im reelin in the panka panka shilling in the drilling in the room with panicllin
    panka panka
    the arch-rival, genocidal, stupifiable man is suitifiable
    the tribal liable lionel trains are running on time, but the lady who showed up is suitifiable

  3. Re:RBN? by jonwil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No the Russian Mafia wont cooperate with this. Which is why you tell Moscow and Putin and Medvedev that if they dont do something about all the internet garbage (malware, spam, botnets, viruses, phishing etc) coming from their country, Russia wont join WTO (if it can work for AllOfMP3, it can work for this crap)

    Russia needs the WTO more than the western governments need Russia in the WTO.
    The question is, does Russia need the WTO more than they need the Mob?