INTERPOL's Craig Jones on How to Reduce the Impact of Cybercrime Worldwide

Future of Cyber Risk

In this week's episode of the Future of Cyber Risk podcast, David speaks to Craig Jones, Director of Cybercrime at INTERPOL. They discuss the mission and purpose of INTERPOL to reduce cybercrime worldwide, and how they go about doing that on a daily basis through data aggregation, creating frameworks, and sharing intel with nations and locales worldwide. They also discuss the hurdles of varied cybercrime legislation, how criminals may use AI to exploit, and advice for law enforcement and policy makers on how to better combat cybercrime.

Topics discussed:

• The role that INTERPOL plays in stopping global cybercrime, and how they do that on an operational level each day.
• The misconceptions individuals may have around what INTERPOL does, and how they focus heavily on aggregating data sets and sharing information with local governments and law enforcement around the world.
• The models and frameworks they've put in place to create a unified global approach to combating cybercrime.
• Why cybercrime legislation is different in various countries and how sometimes borders can be a constraint to effective security.
• The role of AI in global cybercrime, and how criminals will use it to present themselves as more authentic and realistic.
• Advice for law enforcement and policy makers on how to create more opportunities for information sharing and cybercrime prevention.