The New Cybercrime Atlas: A Collaborative Approach to Combating Digital Crime

The Cybercrime Atlas marks a notable paradigm shift in addressing the challenge posed by cybercrime. Functioning as a collaborative platform, it brings together global businesses, national and international law enforcement agencies, cybercrime investigators, and threat intelligence researchers. The primary purpose of this platform is to facilitate proactive knowledge sharing and data collation regarding cybercriminal activities, the overall cybercriminal ecosystem, and significant threat actors.

The Cybercrime Atlas goes beyond merely mapping criminal activity worldwide; it leverages open-source research to provide valuable insights. By doing so, it aims to assist organizations in comprehending and disrupting the intricate cybercriminal ecosystem. This collaborative and data-driven approach represents a step forward in enhancing our collective ability to understand, respond to, and combat the evolving landscape of cyber threats.

The Cybercrime Atlas serves as a tool to construct a comprehensive understanding of the cybercrime landscape, encompassing criminal operations, shared infrastructures, and networks. By systematically mapping and documenting this landscape, organizations can enhance their ability to efficiently and accurately track and trace cybercriminal activity. This, in turn, facilitates the quick identification of threats and threat actors, enabling opportunities for coordinated action to combat cyber threats effectively.

The platform aims to empower the cybersecurity industry by providing a means to allocate resources more efficiently in the ongoing battle against cyber threats. As the Cybercrime Atlas database expands, organizations will be better equipped to identify, attribute, and thwart attacks in real-time. Additionally, it will facilitate the creation of proactive playbooks to safeguard against both known and unknown threats. The platform's growing repository of data can also be used to generate policy recommendations, collectively making the illicit efforts of the cybercriminal community increasingly cost-prohibitive.

The Cybercrime Atlas represents a groundbreaking initiative, uniting the efforts of numerous organizations to generate tangible impact by disrupting the world of cybercrime. Fortinet takes pride in being one of the founding members of the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity and actively contributes to its Partnership against Cybercrime community. Fortinet also played a crucial role as a founding member in the development of the innovative Cybercrime Atlas.

As a participant in this initiative, Fortinet is enthusiastic about the prospects of collaborating with private and public sector leaders, as well as national and international law enforcement agencies. The shared goal is to contribute to making the digital world a safer place by leveraging collective expertise and resources to combat cyber threats effectively. Fortinet's involvement underscores its commitment to advancing cybersecurity measures and fostering a secure digital environment.