Microsoft starts cybercrime center - Computer Sweden

center will have a large number of security employees to look for security vulnerabilities and then by all means, including legal means, take down the infrastructure that perpetrators are working with.

Centre is the headquarters Business Unit DCU, Digital Crimes Unit, which consists of Microsoft’s previous DCU unit, working with the search of botnets and malware, and IPCU device, Intellectual Property Crimes Unit chasing software pirates.

– The merger is justified because surveys of crime related to intellectual property often provide information that is valuable in investigations of cyber crimes, says (IPCU ), said Bonnie MacNaughton, who is general counsel at DCU, to IDG News.

company will include other combat payment systems that many criminal organizations use to transfer money, which according to Microsoft is often done through legitimate payment services like Paypal or Visa.

Another priority area is a pedophile networks via so-called photo-dna, where with the help of signatures can track, for example child pornography images. Previously, the original DCU unit framgångrsikt fought botnet Waledac, Rustock, Kelihos, Zeus, Nitol and Citadel.

Headquarters is located at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond and include several laboratories and other specialized equipment, as well as areas where partners can work together with the Microsoft team. These partners may be invited by Microsoft, or seek to work with Microsoft.