NEWS
The Norway 2024 Cybercrime Report unveils a complex landscape of cyber threats impacting individual security, corporate integrity, and national infrastructure. This comprehensive analysis, orchestrated by Kripos and endorsed by the Norwegian Police Directorate (POD), marks a pivotal step towards innovative solutions to combat the evolving spectrum of cybercriminal activities detailed within.
Source: Norway Police
SITUATION ANALYSIS
The report details a significant rise in cybercrime activities, ranging from high-tech financial frauds to invasive personal crimes such as blackmail and sexual exploitation. Criminal acts are becoming more accessible due to the commercialization of cybercrime, where criminal services are readily available online. This has lowered barriers to entry, expanding the breadth and complexity of threats. Law enforcement has achieved significant success. This includes removing 20,000 links containing abusive material from the internet. They also secured approximately 90,000 videos and one million photos of abusive content.
CHALLENGES
- Evolving Cybercriminal Tactics: Continuous refinement of strategies and tools by cybercriminals to evade current preventive measures.
- Anonymization Techniques: Increased use of advanced technologies such as VPNs and cryptocurrencies, complicating the traceability and prosecution of cybercriminals.
- Cross-Jurisdictional and Third-Party Complications: A significant portion of cybercrime involves multiple countries and often begins with third-party suppliers, creating complex legal and operational challenges.
- High Financial Stakes: Over one million telephone fraud attempts are stopped each month, with the police recording substantial financial losses totaling NOK 287 million from online banking, investment, and love fraud in 2023 alone.
WHY iCOGNATIVE?
iCognative technology works by Investigators inputting confidential, crime-relevant information into the iCognative system. The system then displays this information to suspects as images, words, or phrases during a controlled test. This process elicits brainwave responses that are distinctive when the subject recognizes the information. Investigators will use iCognative to prevent cyber threats by
- Accurate Identification of Key Components: iCognative is particularly effective at revealing ‘Estimably’ hidden aspects of a suspect’s knowledge such as their role, plan, motivation, and intention, which are crucial for understanding the depth of their involvement in cybercrime.
- Efficiency in Resource Allocation: iCognative technology accurately identifies or excludes suspects early in the investigation, ensuring more effective resource allocation and saving time and operational costs.
- Overcoming Encryption Challenges: iCognative can be invaluable in cases where digital evidence is encrypted or hidden, as it does not rely on traditional digital traces.
iCognative stands out as a transformative tool in the arsenal against cybercrime, offering Norwegian law enforcement a substantial edge. By leveraging this advanced technology, law enforcement can enhance their capabilities, address the sophisticated nature of modern cybercrimes, and resolve cases with heightened efficiency and precision.
Source: Brainwave Science