REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 14, 2013 — Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced the opening
of the Microsoft Cybercrime Center, a center of excellence for
advancing the global fight against cybercrime. The Cybercrime Center combines
Microsoft’s legal and technical expertise as well as cutting-edge tools
and technology with cross-industry expertise, marking a new era in
effectively fighting crime on the Internet.
Each year, cybercrime takes a personal and financial toll on millions
of consumers around the globe. The Cybercrime Center will tackle online
crimes, including those associated with malware, botnets, intellectual
property theft and technology-facilitated child exploitation. The work
done at the Cybercrime Center will help ensure that people worldwide can
use their computing devices and services with confidence.
“The Microsoft Cybercrime Center is where our experts come together
with customers and partners to focus on one thing: keeping people safe
online,” said David Finn, associate general counsel of the Microsoft
Digital Crimes Unit. “By combining sophisticated tools and technology
with the right skills and new perspectives, we can make the Internet
safer for everyone.”
The Cybercrime Center is located on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond,
Wash. The secured facility houses groundbreaking Microsoft technologies
that allow the team to visualize and identify global cyberthreats
developing in real time, including SitePrint, which allows the mapping
of online organized crime networks; PhotoDNA, a leading
anti-child-pornography technology; cyberforensics, a new investigative
capability that detects global cybercrime, including online fraud and
identity theft; and cyberthreat intelligence from Microsoft’s botnet
takedown operations.
The Cybercrime Center includes a separate and secure location for
third-party partners, allowing cybersecurity experts from around the
world to work in the facility with Microsoft’s experts for an indefinite
period of time. The dedicated space enriches partnerships across
industry, academia, law enforcement and customers — critical partners in
the fight against cybercrime. With nearly 100 attorneys, investigators,
technical experts and forensic analysts based around the world, the
Microsoft Cybercrime Center is well positioned to make it safer for
people online worldwide.
“In the fight against cybercrime the public sector significantly
benefits from private sector expertise, such as provided by Microsoft,”
said Noboru Nakatani, executive director of the INTERPOL Global Complex
for Innovation. “The security community needs to build on its
coordinated responses to keep pace with today’s cybercriminals. The
Microsoft Cybercrime Center will be an important hub in accomplishing
that task more effectively and proactively.”
More information about the Cybercrime Center can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/news/presskits/dcu. Customers are encouraged to visit http://www.microsoft.com/security
to learn about malware and help ensure their computers are not
infected; if malware is present, the site offers tools to help remove
the infection. All computer users should exercise safe practices, such
as running up-to-date and legitimate computer software, firewall, and
antivirus or antimalware protection technologies. People should also
exercise caution when surfing the Web and clicking on ads or email
attachments that may prove to be malicious.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential.
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