International Issues & Initiatives on Cybersecurity

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

1:00PM - 3:00PM

Presented by the American Bar Association's Privacy & Computer Crime Committee

Program Chair:  Allan Berg, President, Maryland InfraGard Chapter; Founding member, GovSec Board of Advisors, Member - ABA Privacy & Computer Crime Committee

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Users around the globe have their productivity and connectivity threatened by malware, system vulnerabilities, digital espionage, and other cyber criminal activities. There is no single or simple solution, but there are some common requirements for global cyber security. One is a harmonized legal framework with respect to cybercrimes, and procedural rules governing mutual assistance and cooperation and search and seizure of electronic evidence.

Many countries today do not have a cybercrime law, and among those that do, the conflicts and inconsistencies in the laws and procedural rules make it difficult or impossible to investigate, prosecute, and punish cyber criminal behavior. The lack of a globally harmonized legal framework with respect to cyber criminal activities has become an issue requiring the urgent attention of all nations because global cyber security is only as strong as the security of the weakest country.

The United Nations (UN) has been a forerunner in promoting global approaches to cybersecurity and encouraging its members to take appropriate action in their countries. This program will feature work developed through the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA), including the ITU Toolkit for Cybercrime Legislation. It will also focus on the work of the ABA Privacy & Computer Crime Committee.

The ITU Toolkit was developed by the ABA Committee, with the involvement of a multidisciplinary group of participants from 15 countries. The ABA Committee's publication, International Guide to Combating Cybercrime, is available free of charge to all persons in developing countries.

PROGRAM AGENDA:

Introductions & Program Chair:  Allan Berg, President, Maryland InfraGard Chapter

The Need for a Global Harmonized Cybercrime Legal Framework

Presented by:

Jody R. Westby, Chair, ABA Privacy & Computer Crime Committee & CEO, Global Cyber Risk

The Global Risks from Cybercrime

Presented by: 

David Weitzel, Vice Chair, ABA Privacy & Computer Crime Committee

Problems Caused by Differences in Cybercrime Laws

Presented by: 

Susan Brenner, NCR Distinguished Professor of Law & Technology, University of Dayton School of Law

Issues in Tracking & Tracing Cyber Criminal Activity

Presented by: 

Andrea Rigoni, Chairman, Cyber Security Centre of Excellence, Rome, Italy

International Cooperation Issues With Law Enforcement & Public-Private Sectors

Presented by:

Marc Goodman, Director of International Cooperation, International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT)

Government-to-Government Interaction in Countering Cybercrime

Presented by: 

Edward Lowery, Assistant Special Agent in Charge - Cyber Investigations Criminal Investigative Division, United States Secret Service