Global networking and security provider Fortinet has partnered with crime reporting platform Crime Stoppers International (CSI) to launch the Cybercrime Bounty program, designed to foster more expansive action against cybercrime, including converged crime. The initiative is intended to encourage individuals worldwide to safely and anonymously report cybercriminal activity, thereby strengthening cyber resilience for organizations and governments while driving cybercrime deterrence and disruption, officials said.
Via the collaboration, CSI will leverage its anonymous reporting infrastructure to provide a secure channel for citizens and ethical hackers to share information about cyberthreats. Fortinet will contribute its expertise in threat intelligence and cybersecurity innovation to validate, analyze and put reports into action, and where appropriate, route cybersecurity threat intelligence packages to law enforcement partners, officials said.
“Accountability is key to deterrence. Fortinet has committed over 13 years to uniting public and private sectors to systematically disrupt cybercriminal operations and strengthen cyber resilience worldwide,” officials said. “Teamwork is critical to counter cybercriminals. Cybercrime is not a problem any one organization can solve alone; it requires continuous intelligence sharing, education and a commitment to public-private cooperation at scale. This collaboration with CSI creates a Cybercrime Bounty initiative built to continue scaling deterrence.”
“At Crime Stoppers International, we have a proud history of giving communities a safe and anonymous way to report crime,” said Hayley van Loon, CEO of CSI. “Cybercrime is borderless, fast-moving and increasingly sophisticated. Tackling it requires collective intelligence and broad participation. Through this partnership with Fortinet, we are creating a powerful bridge between communities and cybersecurity experts. This initiative will make it easier than ever to responsibly disclose information on cyberthreats to bring accountability to cybercrime and subsequently strengthen digital resilience worldwide.”
