Security firm
McAfee has approved grants totalling $110,000 to train
cybercrime fighters in Europe and the US.
The grants of $55,000 each to the
Council of Europe and the US
National District Attorneys
Association are the first under McAfee's Fight Cybercrime
initiative.
The money will fund programmes to train law enforcement
officers, prosecutors and judges on cybercrime.
The Council of Europe conducts such training in support of its
international Convention on Cybercrime aimed at enabling the
prosecution of cybercriminals.
"It is clear McAfee shares our dedication and we thank them for
this grant," said Alexander Seger, head of economic crime division
for the Council of Europe.
The National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) provides
education of local constituencies and offer assistance to
cybercrime victims.
"With this grant, NDAA can extend its training programmes on
cybercrime to the broadest range of prosecutors," said Jason Scott,
manger of the NDAA's ID crime prosecution center.