Combating cybercrime strengthened by signing the fifth point of the State Memorandum of Understanding

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Today, the fifth point of the Memorandum of Understanding is signed, sealed in February by the Portuguese State and Microsoft, which aims to promote technologies in the service of computer security in order to minimize the threats of cybercrime.

The protocol provides for collaboration between Bill Gates’ company and the Judiciary Police, for three years, and aims to «put the knowledge of both parties at the service of a better assessment of the wide variety of threats» that, among other channels, affect the Internet.

Activities to be carried out include the assessment of attacks against e-commerce, against intellectual property, threats such as spam, financial fraud, phishing, illegal appropriation of identity, spyware, piracy, counterfeiting, hacking, viruses, Trojans, among others.

Microsoft will provide training to the Judiciary Police in order to deepen knowledge regarding specific IT security problems, at the level of programs and tools in the company’s portfolio, as well as forensic training in specific domains such as «Internet Investigation» and «Windows. Forensic «, the company said in a statement, noting that, with this maneuver, it expects» experts from the Judiciary Police to have a superior capacity to diagnose these new forms of crime, so that they can take the appropriate corrective measures «.

At the same time, Microsoft will transmit relevant information about detected threats, as well as information regarding legal actions in other countries and their developments.

In the press release, the organization states that the protocol states «that Microsoft will introduce the Judiciary Police to international working groups such as the London Action Plan, which brings together public authorities and companies from around the world, with the common objective of enforcing laws. concerning spam and Spotspam, a pilot program under the European Commission’s Safer Internet program «, which aims to encourage collaboration between the public and private sectors in the management of complaints concerning spam activities.

For Alípio Ribeiro, national director of the Judiciary Police, «this protocol is vital» for the continuation of success through training and permanent updating […], as well as sharing experiences with international entities and programs «.

In turn, Nuno Duarte, director general of Microsoft says that the company is «committed to promoting security online, an objective that requires innovative technological solutions, collaboration at the industry level in the sector, user training and effective legislation «.

Data published by the Central Directorate for the Investigation of Corruption and Economic and Financial Crime, mentioned by Microsoft, reveal that the Judiciary Police investigated, in 2005, 401 cases of computer crimes, the majority of which are related to illegal data access, wanton privacy, pedophilia, computer and telecommunications scams and credit card forgeries.

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