CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LOS ALTOS, Calif.--()--Electronic crime responders, investigators and counter-electronic crime technologists will join law enforcement and public policy officials from across the globe in Barcelona in May for the APWG’s Counter-eCrime Operations Summit, uniting thought-leaders worldwide to plan the next stage in the global confrontation against electronic crime.
“National governments, international treaty organizations, law enforcement agencies and industry associations the world over are looking at coordinating data exchange for electronic crime. CeCOS III will work to build bridges between these constituencies that engage the threats that electronic crime poses against consumers and enterprises everywhere every day.”
The third annual APWG operations conference (CeCOS III), to be held on May 12-14 in Barcelona, Spain will engage questions of operational challenges and the development of common resources for the first responders and forensic professionals who protect consumers and enterprises from electronic crime threats every day.
CeCOS III will present: informative case studies by electronic crime responders and security specialists; examinations of technologies developed and used by electronic crime gangs to exploit Internet infrastructure and user’s PCs and client devices; discussions about the technologies and techniques of educating and protecting consumers; and presentations about the development of shared resources like common data formats for ecrime reporting, alerting and coordinating mechanisms.
APWG Chairman David Jevans said, “National governments, international treaty organizations, law enforcement agencies and industry associations the world over are looking at coordinating data exchange for electronic crime. CeCOS III will work to build bridges between these constituencies that engage the threats that electronic crime poses against consumers and enterprises everywhere every day.”
CeCOS III is an open conference for members of the electronic-crime fighting community, hosted by the APWG and sponsored by LaCaixa, Telefonica, S21sec, GMV, MarkMonitor, EMC’s RSA security division, Deloitte España and Ecija. Although sponsorship is principally from industry, the CeCOS programs are considered the most vital events to investigators and managers of electronic crime from across private and public sectors.
In Tokyo last year at CeCOS II, some 250 delegates attended from law enforcement agencies, technology companies, financial services firms, security services firms, government agencies, consumer advocacy groups and research centers around the globe, bringing together some of the most advanced counter-electronic crime thought leaders from East Asia, Europe, South America and North America.
Parties interested in proposing presentations or participating in panel discussion for CeCOS III can send email to: proposals@antiphishing.org. Parties interested in sponsoring some part of the event can contact Deputy-Secretary General Foy Shiver at fshiver@antiphishing.org.
AGENDA:
A preliminary working agenda can be found at this APWG Web page:
http://www.antiphishing.org/events/2009_opSummit.html#agenda
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
The links for registration Web pages for this APWG conference can be found here: http://secure.lenos.com/lenos/antiphishing/opSummit09/
VENUE:
The conference will be held at the Hotel AB Skipper located on the
beautiful Barcelona Beaches across the street from the Parc de la
Cuitadella and one block from the Olympic Port district. The
hotel's English-language Web site can be found here:
http://www.hotelabskipper.com/en/index.php
About the APWG:
The APWG, founded as the Anti-Phishing Working Group in 2003, is an industry, law enforcement and government coalition focused on eliminating the identity theft and fraud that result from the growing problem of phishing, email spoofing, and crimeware. Membership is open to qualified financial institutions, online retailers, ISPs, the law enforcement community, researchers and solutions providers. There are more than 1,800 companies and government agencies worldwide participating in the APWG and more than 3,200 members. The APWG's Web site (www.antiphishing.org) offers the public and industry information about phishing and email fraud, including identification and promotion of pragmatic technical solutions that provide immediate protection. APWG's corporate sponsors include: 8e6 Technologies, AT&T (T), Able NV, Afilias Ltd., AhnLab, AVG Technologies, BillMeLater, BBN Technologies, BlueStreak, BrandMail, BrandProtect, Bsecure Technologies, Cisco (CSCO), Clear Search, Cloudmark, Cyveillance, DigiCert, DigitalEnvoy, DigitalResolve, Digital River, Earthlink (ELNK), eBay/PayPal (EBAY), Entrust (ENTU), Experian, eEye, Fortinet, FraudWatch International, FrontPorch, F-Secure, Goodmail Systems, GeoTrust, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, Goodmail Systems, GuardID Systems, HomeAway, IronPort, HitachiJoHo, ING Bank, Iconix, Internet Identity, Internet Security Systems, IOvation, IronPort, IS3, IT Matrix, Kaspersky Labs, Lenos Software, LightSpeed Systems, MailFrontier, MailShell, MarkMonitor, McAfee (MFE), MasterCard, MessageLevel, Microsoft (MSFT), MicroWorld, Mirapoint, MySpace (NWS), MyPW, MX Logic, NameProtect, National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) Netcraft, NetStar, Network Solutions, NeuStar, Nominum, Panda Software, Phoenix Technologies Inc. (PTEC), Phishme.com, Phorm, The Planet, SalesForce, Radialpoint, RSA Security (EMC), SecureBrain, Secure Computing (SCUR), S21sec, Sigaba, SoftForum, SOPHOS, SquareTrade, SurfControl, SunTrust, Symantec (SYMC), TDS Telecom, Telefonica (TEF), Trend Micro (TMIC), Tricerion, TriCipher, TrustedID, Tumbleweed Communications (TMWD), Vasco (VDSI), VeriSign (VRSN), Visa, Wal-Mart (WMT), Websense Inc. (WBSN) and Yahoo! (YHOO).
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