NEC Contributes to INTERPOL DSC Training for Cybercrime Investigations

NEC Contributes to INTERPOL DSC Training for Cybercrime
Investigations

TOKYO, Mar 24, 2017 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE:
6701) today announced its contribution to INTERPOL’s Digital Security Challenge
(DSC) cybercrime investigation training held at the INTERPOL Global Complex for
Innovation in Singapore from Tuesday, March 14 to Friday, March 17, 2017.

This DSC was conducted by INTERPOL in order for
police to increase their cybercrime investigation capabilities. Participants in
the four-day session included cybercrime investigation officers from the police
forces of INTERPOL member countries and experts in digital forensics. 

Participants in this training aimed to identify
a criminal based on a fictitious cybercrime through analysis of digital
evidence. In addition, private companies sponsoring this event introduced
technologies available for cybercrime investigation.

In cooperation with a subsidiary company, Cyber
Defense Institute, NEC’s support for the INTERPOL training based on a fictional
cybercrime scenario, included the provision of information for analysis and the
provision of an analysis environment for the investigation. Moreover, NEC
delivered a lecture and conducted hands-on training about cutting-edge face
recognition technology. By applying face recognition technology to cybercrime
investigations, NEC showed how analysis of footage from a surveillance camera
can be analyzed for the number of suspects to be narrowed down in a short
amount of time.

“We are proud to have contributed to this
DSC as a strategic INTERPOL partner,” said Masakazu Yamashina, Senior Vice
President, NEC Corporation. “NEC began cooperating with INTERPOL in
cybersecurity measures in 2012, and we are conducting a variety of activities
to confront the cyberattacks that are becoming increasingly complicated and
sophisticated. We look forward to continuing our support for INTERPOL training
of police and contributing to the achievement of strong global security.”

INTERPOL press release
https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-media/News/2017/N2017-034