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LONDON, January 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Methods to combat cyber-threats and electronic crime will be discussed by experts and over 500 delegates from FTSE 100 companies, global business, government agencies, and international law enforcement at the 6th Annual e-Crime Congress on 5th and 6th March at Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London.

Electronic crime now ranks as one of the greatest risks facing business and government. While organised crime's activities such as identity theft and fraud continue to threaten online security and consumer confidence, this year has also seen an increasing number of targeted attacks on the IT infrastructure of companies and governments. Hundreds of CEO's have been warned about the risk of espionage, while cyber-warfare has emerged as a primary threat to critical national infrastructure.

This year's event provides experts perspectives on topics including: Effective counter-measures against organised crime online; Responding to the online black market; Future risks and challenges; Mitigating risks from electronic espionage; Strategies to reduce the problems of identity theft, data-loss and online fraud; Re-engineering law enforcement responses to cyber-crime; Preventing data breaches, a case study of The TJX story.

Key speakers include

- David Davis MP, Shadow Home Secretary

- Suleyman Anil, Head, NATO Computer Incident Response Capability Coordination Centre

- Michael Barrett, Chief Information Security Officer, PayPal

- James Finch, Assistant Director Cyber-Division, FBI

- Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada

- Mark Waghorne, Head, Group Information Security, Lloyds TSB

- Kevin Zuccato, Commander, High Tech Crime Operations, Australian Federal Police

Sharon Lemon, Head of SOCA e-Crime said: "This is the most important event in our yearly diary, allowing us to develop relationships with law enforcement partners from across the globe. Building on the success of last year, 60 law enforcement representatives from 30 countries have been invited for 2008".

"The motivation of hackers is changing from fame to fortune," said William Beer, Director Symantec Security Practise who will be speaking at the e-Crime Congress this year. "According to the latest Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, the threats and malicious activity we are tracking demonstrate that hackers are taking this trend to the next level by making cybercrime their actual profession, and they are employing business-like practices to successfully accomplish their goals. Businesses and Governments therefore need to ensure they are equally professional in their approach to protecting their critical infrastructure."

Further information

Visit http://www.e-crimecongress.org

6th Annual e-Crime Congress

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