The International Conference
"Preventing and Combating Cybercrime"
20-21 May 2016, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Organized by the Faculty of Law, Babeş-Bolyai University
An Initiative of Faculty's Cybercrime Research Unit
Main Partners: the U.S. Secret Service, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Romania, and Western Union
Also in Partnership with Betfair Romania Development; Blade Solutions; Net Brinel; Intensa; Safetech Innovations; eBay; CERT-RO; the Romanian Data Protection Authority; the e-Europe R&D Centre, Comenius University of Bratislava; the Cluj Center of the Institute for the Training of Lawyers; Romanian IP Law Association; MediaLaws; CluJust; and Eco Romania XXI Foundation.
Cybercrime has evolved significantly in sophistication and prevalence in recent years, representing a major threat, with significant implications for the national security, economic development, and public safety. This Conference aimed to discuss essential aspects of the effective fight against cybercrime. In a comprehensive approach, the event featured specialists from several domains or countries, with expertise in key areas.
We welcomed about 130 participants from the U.S., the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, the U. K., Luxembourg, Cameroon, and Romania.
Main Speakers:
Mr. Nico TUIJN, Senior Justice, Court of Appeal 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Scott J. SHACKELFORD, J.D. Stanford, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, Indiana University | Stanford University Hoover Institution, U.S.
Prof. Dr. Oreste POLLICINO, Department of Legal Studies, Bocconi University, Italy
Assoc. Prof. Dr. David MAIMON, Cybersecurity Center, University of Maryland, U.S.
Mr. David GAPPA, U.S. Department of Justice Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinator, U.S. Embassy in Romania
Professor Irina D. MANTA, J.D. Yale, Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University, U.S.
Prof. Dr. Ioana VASIU, Faculty of Law, Babeş-Bolyai University
As. Prof. Dr. Joanna KULESZA, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Łódź, Poland
Ms. Myrthe FEDDEMA, Regional Coordinator Justice Cooperation, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Romania
Mr. Mircea GRIGORAŞ, Deputy General Director, CERT-RO
Mr. Rutger LEUKFELDT, The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NWO / VU University Amsterdam)
Mr. Petru SINCULEI, Senior Manager – Global Investigations, Western Union
Mrs. Monica CUSTURA, IPLEC, U.S. Embassy in Romania
Mr. Tiberius RUSU, Principal Investigator, Technical Investigation Team, eBay
Mr. Cosmin ANGHEL, Security Systems Sr. Advisor, Dell - Secureworks
Dr. Giovanni Battista GALLUS, Supreme Court Lawyer, Fellow at the Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights and at the Nexa Center for Internet and Society, Italy
Dr. Ludovic TIRELLI, Attorney at Law, Switzerland
Mr. Vasile DORCA, CGEIT Head of Risk and Assurance, Information Security, PaddyPower Betfair
Ms. Ilina GEORGIEVA, Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw), Leiden University, The Netherlands
Ms. Karine E SILVA, Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), The Netherlands
Mr. Bil HALLAQ, Cyber Security Centre, University of Warwick, U.K.
Mr. Luca BRUNONI, Adjoint Scientifique, Institut de Lutte Contre la Criminalité Économique, Switzerland
Mr. Sébastien JAQUIER, Responsable Adjoint, Institut de Lutte Contre la Criminalité Économique, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Gordana GASMI, Institute of Comparative Law, Serbia
Prof. Dr. Ing. Dusan SOLTES, Director, e-Europe R&D Centre, Comenius University of Bratislava, Slovakia
We invited papers on the following topics: Cybercrime Legal Issues - Cybercrime Case Studies - Intellectual Property Crimes - Online Frauds and Identity Theft - Online Abuse and Exploitation of Children - Cyberstalking - Hacktivism - Cyberespionage - Multi-Vector Cyber-Threats - Advanced Persistent Attacks - Cybercrime Impact Analysis - Data Breach Litigation - Mobile Malware Trends - Cryptomarkets, Malware-as-a-Service, and Botnets - Models for Cybercrime Deterrence - Secure Online Authentication and Identification - Protecting Privacy and Public Safety Online - Trade Secret Protection - Protection Against "Petty" Cybercrimes - Cloud Legal Issues - Evidence Gathering and the Chain-of-Custody in Digital Investigations - Digital Forensics Analysis and Validation - Ways to Strengthening the Capacities of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Institutions - Cyber Incident Reporting - International Cooperation in Fighting Cybercrime.
