OREANDA-NEWS. September 25, 2012. The AFCEA Global Intelligence Forum is an unclassified conference at which nearly 30 international intelligence and security professionals in both the public and private sectors are exploring the changing role of intelligence in the context of a range of issues pertinent today.

In his speech, Eugene presented a framework for understanding the cyber domain and the unique challenges and opportunities it poses for governments, industry and the general public, based on the lessons of the past decade. He shared his views on what sort of cooperation and collaboration is required among different constituencies both within and across national boundaries.

Eugene also participated in the event’s industry roundtable entitled "Where Do We Go from Here", during which he emphasized the importance of cooperation among businesses.

Briefly describing the main theme of his presentation at the conference, Eugene Kaspersky said: "Today we have to realize the importance of cooperation among business and governments in building a secure cyber domain. On the one hand, the private sector is the incubator of the technologies driving the rapid change in the cyber domain; therefore, business has a critical role to play in drawing up the new defensive infrastructure and strategies against global cyber threats. On the other hand, governments should be open to cooperation in creating a positive, enabling environment for such changes, while formulating universal game rules for the new cyber domain. Only when we all openly and freely cooperate will we be able to maintain our progress towards making the global cyber space as secure as possible."

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