CybersecurityDHS, international tech-crime investigative body, partners on cybersecurity

The High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) said it would   team up with DHS Stop. Think. Connect. Campaign’s National Network. The partnership will promote awareness of cyber security to industry, university, and government organizations nationwide.

The Heraldonline reports that the partnership will provide HTCIA with the tools and resources needed to engage government, law enforcement, and civilian communities in cyber awareness – and promoting such awarenss  among Americans.

The HTCIA was put together to in an effort to educate and collaborate with global bodies in an effort  to prevent tech crime, and help  investigate it when it occurs. The association also provides information, education,  and professional management to its members.

The Stop. Think. Connect. Campaign is an effort designed to help Americans develop safer online practices. DHS, along with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), direct the campaign.

“Increasing cyber security awareness is a crucial component of protecting against the threats we all face online in the 21st Century,” Mark Weatherford, DHS deputy under-secretary for cybersecurity told the Herald Online. “With the help of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, the Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign will foster greater awareness about these threats through the promotion of new tools and initiatives that will help Americans across the country understand how they can better protect themselves, their families, and their communities.”

Thomas Quilty, the international president of the HTCIA, said that  “A large part of the HTCIA’s Mission is collaborating with other organizations such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support the education of our members and industry in the field of High Tech Crime Investigation, including cyber security. Helping to educate the public through campaigns such as Stop.Think.Connect. will reduce the number of crimes reported by stopping a potential event before it happens.”