Visa Europe Announces Cybercrime Partnership with University
College Dublin
Dublin, 18 November 2010 – Visa Europe,
Europe’s leading payment system, today announced a new partnership
with the University College Dublin Centre for Cybercrime
Investigation (UCD – CCI) to undertake forensic investigation into
high tech financial crimes and cybercrime. The partnership will see
UCD CCI assist Visa Europe with criminal investigations, R&D to
help develop new security features and to support in the
development of training courses for judges and prosecutors.
Commenting on the partnership, Valerie Dias, Chief
Risk Officer, Visa Europe, said, “Security is fundamental to
Visa Europe's business. By keeping the payments system secure, we
protect cardholders, retailers and our members. Fraud and
business risk are constantly changing, but we are winning the war
against fraud by offering multiple layers of protection. We
have seen a reduction of 19% in 2009 as a result (fraud to sales
rate, VE 2009 Annual Results).”
“Cybercrime’s evolving nature calls for enhanced technological
education and a commitment to developing a comprehensive approach
to online security. The UCD Centre for Cybercrime
Investigation (UCD – CCI) is a unique, world-class education and
research centre and we look forward to working collaboratively with
them to broaden our knowledge of cybersecurity, cybercrime,
computer and network forensics and investigation techniques.”
Dave O’Reilly, UCD Centre for Cybercrime Investigation (UCD –
CCI) added, “An increasing number of criminal cases involve the
examination of electronic evidence. Law enforcement officers,
judges and prosecutors all need the necessary skills and knowledge
to bring these cases to a successful conclusion. UCD CCI has a long
history of supporting both national and international law
enforcement in the investigation of cybercrime and other financial
crimes. The establishment of this groundbreaking partnership
between UCD CCI and Visa Europe will allow both organisations to
support the criminal justice system by providing the knowledge
required to face the challenges of the future.”
Cybercrime and high tech financial crime represent new
challenges for the law enforcement and judiciary systems across
Europe. This partnership follows UCD’s development of a
European Masters Programme on cybercrime investigation. UCD – CCI
will work with Visa Europe to develop and offer training courses
for judges and prosecutors.
Visa Europe has long standing relationships with both law
enforcement agencies and the European Commission on fighting fraud.
The partnership with UCD – CCI will ensure that Visa Europe
continues to lead industry efforts to combat cybercrime.
About UCD CCI
The UCD Centre for cybercrime Investigation( UCD CCI) is a
unique, world-class education and research centre with strong and
well-established collaborative relationships with law enforcement
and industry. UCD CCI maintains close links with national and
international cybercrime investigation agencies including
cybercrime divisions of Interpol and Europol and for more than 15
years, has equipped teams of international cybercrime experts with
the skills, knowledge and tools to pre-empt and protect against
increasingly serious cybercrime attacks. At the heart of the Centre
is a team of expert researchers and educators with unmatched
knowledge of cyber security, cybercrime, computer and network
forensics, and investigation techniques
For more information visit www.cci.ucd.ie