Fortinet Signs Threat Information Sharing Agreement With INTERPOL.

Cyber security solutions company Fortinet has formalised its threat sharing with the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, an international entity that facilitates international police cooperation.

According to Fortinet, the goal of the agreement is to proactively combat cyber crime and threats to privacy globally through the sharing of threat information generated by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs global threat research team.

Its Acting Executive Director, Interpol Global Complex for Innovation, Silvino Schlickmann Junior, said tackling cyber crime cannot be resolved unilaterally by law enforcement alone, but was a joint responsibility which required trusted relationships with the private sector.

Schlickmann said the new agreement would ensure law enforcement had access to the most comprehensive threat intelligence necessary to take effective action against cyber crime.

Fortinet will be involved in operational briefings at Interpol and vice versa. A threat intelligence expert from Fortinet will be assigned to collaborate with experts at the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation, helping provide a clearer understanding of the current threat landscape, which in turn will help the Interpol team and law enforcement use the information to prevent risks to security and privacy.

Fortinet has played an active role within an expert working group inside Interpol for over two years, assisting with cyber threat intelligence that has helped uncover and identify many cyber crime operations.

Last year, the security company was one of several private sector organisations that provided support to an operation headed up by Interpol that targeted cyber crime across the ASEAN region, and led to the identification of nearly 9 000 command-and-control servers, as well as hundreds of compromised Web sites, including government portals.

In addition, Fortinet has also helped uncover a group of online criminals who were responsible for thousands of online scams totalling more than $60 million and involving hundreds of victims worldwide.

Its Spokesman, John Welton said Fortinet would be involved in operational briefings at INTERPOL and vice versa.