Monaco takes prominent role as global cybercrime experts meet in Strasbourg | #cybercrime | #infosec

The three-day conference will bring together representatives from governments, international organisations, the private sector, academia and civil society.

Discussions will focus on the impact of artificial intelligence on cybercrime, online scams and trafficking, as well as cooperation with online service providers.

Experts will also examine disinformation and foreign manipulation, transnational repression, cyber-enabled international crimes and the illegal use of virtual assets.

Monaco at the heart of the conference

Monaco’s Secretary of State for Justice, Samuel Vuelta Simon, will open the conference alongside Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset.

The event is being organised in cooperation with Monaco’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, giving the Principality a prominent role in discussions on the future of international cooperation against cybercrime.

The conference also marks 25 years since the adoption of the Budapest Convention, which has helped shape cybercrime legislation and international cooperation around the world.

New treaty targeting criminal assets

A new Council of Europe treaty aimed at strengthening the recovery of criminal assets will also open for signature during the conference on Wednesday 14 October.

The agreement is designed to strengthen authorities’ ability to identify and confiscate criminal assets, including crypto-assets, as criminal networks increasingly operate across borders.

The Octopus Conference will run in Strasbourg from 14 to 16 October.