McAfee makes Initiative to Fight Cybercrime announcements
2009-10-13
The war against illegal internet-based activity such as a malicious IT intrusion is ongoing, and now McAfee has announced Intel has joined its Initiative to Fight Cybercrime. McAfee has also approved two grants for cybersecurity education.
As part of the Cybercrime Grants programme, McAfee is looking to research and educate on issues to do with cybercrime. In this particular round of grants, the organisation approved project proposals that focus on education in the area from both Common Sense Media and the Digital Security Council of India (DSCI).
Previous grants have gone to the Council of Europe and the National District Attorneys Association, which were running projects focusing on law enforcement training and coordination.
"Education and awareness is the most important step in fighting cybercrime," commented DSCI's chief executive officer Dr Kamlesh Bajaj.
"Even as we create best security practices for industry, it is imperative for us to educate the general population in schools and colleges and with parents about cyber safety, cyber security and data privacy," he continued.
He stated that DSCI can work with McAfee to develop "useful training" and bring this to "a wider audience in major cities in India", adding that he looked forward to working with the security technology firm in what he thought would be the start of a long partnership.
Dave DeWalt, McAfee president and chief executive officer, said that now cybercrime is accelerating, new methods need to be found to teach people and businesses about protecting "digital assets".
DCSI is a not-for-profit body that is based in New Delhi. It looks to develop best practices and training in India on data security and information privacy, which could include work on data breach prevention.
Common Sense Media, meanwhile, is a non-profit body based in San Francisco. It seeks to improve the media and technology experiences of children and families with its online information and and education programmes.
McAfee also recently announced its support for the 2009 National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
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