US, China hold third dialogue on jointly battling cybercrime
Officials from the United States and China have held the third in a series of high-level dialogues to enhance bilateral cooperation in dealing with cybercrime, network protection and other related issues.
The event — co-chaired by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and Chinese State Councilor and head of the Ministry of Public Security Guo Shengkun — was hosted Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
The dialogue mechanism, established by President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2015, has provided both the U.S. and China a platform for requesting information and assistance in combating cyber-enabled crime and terrorism.
Both countries recommitted to working together to avoid conflict and counter hacking, cyber-enabled fraud and theft of intellectual property, as well as online distribution of child pornography and dark web marketplaces’ illicit sale of synthetic drugs and firearms.
Along with case cooperation, the two parties acknowledged the advantages of working together to promote best network protection practices and share information on malicious internet protocol addresses, malware and the like. Information sharing could not only strengthen critical infrastructure, but also help counter the use of the internet for terrorism purposes.
The U.S.-China Cybercrime and Related Issues Hotline Mechanism, launched following the last dialogue in June 2016, will help the timeliness and quality of responses to issues.
Both sides agreed that a fourth dialogue should take place in 2017.
Source: http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/us-china-hold-third-dialogue-on-jointly-battling-cybercrime
The event — co-chaired by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and Chinese State Councilor and head of the Ministry of Public Security Guo Shengkun — was hosted Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
The dialogue mechanism, established by President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2015, has provided both the U.S. and China a platform for requesting information and assistance in combating cyber-enabled crime and terrorism.
Both countries recommitted to working together to avoid conflict and counter hacking, cyber-enabled fraud and theft of intellectual property, as well as online distribution of child pornography and dark web marketplaces’ illicit sale of synthetic drugs and firearms.
Along with case cooperation, the two parties acknowledged the advantages of working together to promote best network protection practices and share information on malicious internet protocol addresses, malware and the like. Information sharing could not only strengthen critical infrastructure, but also help counter the use of the internet for terrorism purposes.
The U.S.-China Cybercrime and Related Issues Hotline Mechanism, launched following the last dialogue in June 2016, will help the timeliness and quality of responses to issues.
Both sides agreed that a fourth dialogue should take place in 2017.
Source: http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/us-china-hold-third-dialogue-on-jointly-battling-cybercrime
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