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Sep 2020
28 m

Interpol and the war on cyber crime

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The war on cyber-crime requires a global connection of organisations to help fight it and Interpol are one of those organisations working to prevent further attacks. Ex-Hacker and Brand Ambassador for CTRL Group Bastien Treptel is joined by Doug Witschi, who leads the cyber crime threat response capabilities and cyber crime operations of Interpol. Learn Dougs journey from Australian police officer into Interpol, what he considers new vulnerabilities and concerns and discusses the agendas of cyber criminals. 

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