News Advisory
For Immediate Release Contact: Bruce McConnell or Helena Plater-Zyberk
29 November 2000 Telephone: +1.202.347.7445
E-mail: info@mcconnellinternational.com
Web:
www.mcconnellinternational.com
WITSA
Contact: Tinabeth Burton, +1.703.284.5305
Global Cyber Crime: Weak Laws Threaten E-Commerce
But Does European Remedy Go Too Far?
Who: Bruce W. McConnell, President
McConnell International LLC
(formerly Director, International Y2K Cooperation Center)
McConnell
will be joined by:
§ Professor Henrik Kaspersen, Chairman
Committee of Experts on Crime In Cyber-Space, Council of Europe
§ Jeffrey Pryce, Special Advisor on Cyber Security for the
World Information Technology Services Alliance
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
§ James Dempsey, Senior Staff Counsel
Center for Democracy and Technology
What: McConnell
will release a new survey of 50 countries showing that a patchwork of outdated
and inconsistent laws effectively shields cyber criminals who attack electronic
systems and information from prosecution.
Following the release, an international panel will discuss the
controversial effort of the Council of Europe, a 41-nation political body, to
create a uniform framework for national cyber crime laws and to expand cooperation in international law
enforcement.
When: 10:30
a.m. EST, Thursday, December 7, 2000 (until noon)
Where: Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Kenney Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW - Washington
1341
G Street NW - Suite 1100
Washington,
DC 20005
TEL:
(+1) 202.347.7445 / FAX 202.347.7446