Partnership Against Cybercrime

Our mission is to advance collective action against cybercrime

Cybercrime remains a significant and pervasive global challenge, affecting individuals, businesses and governments alike. Effective disruption of cybercrime requires a holistic approach that addresses its root causes while mitigating threats at scale and strengthening the security of the digital ecosystem. Achieving this will require stronger, more coordinated collaboration between the public and private sectors.

Our approach

Following discussions at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2020, the Partnership against Cybercrime was established.

Today, the Partnership brings together a committed multistakeholder network, including law enforcement agencies, cybersecurity companies, service and platform providers, global businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

The Partnership promotes a multi-dimensional approach to combatting cybercrime

The Partnership convenes high-level meetings and expert working groups to generate best practices and actionable recommendations that inform policy and strengthen operational collaboration.

In 2024, the Partnership against Cybercrime was highlighted by UNODC as an example of a platform for sharing insights and continuous exploration of approaches to drive effective cooperation against cybercrime.

In 2026 – 2027, our activities are centred around the following three pillars:

Strengthening collaboration and coordination of responses to cybercrime across sectors and borders

Foster collaboration between law enforcement and private sector to build technical and operational capabilities.

Identifying emerging cybercrime techniques as well as technological innovation to detect and prevent them

Research and address emerging threats such as deepfakes, AI-based malware, crypto fraud, and other evolving techniques of cybercrime.

Reducing the impact of cybercrime on individuals and communities

Tackle societal and economic impacts of cybercrime and empower communities with knowledge and resources to navigate digital spaces securely.

The Cybercrime Atlas

The Cybercrime Atlas uses open-source research to create new insights into the cybercriminal ecosystem. Cybercrime Atlas participants use this research to disrupt cybercrime and mitigate the impact of cyber attacks.

The World Economic Forum's Partnership Against Cybercrime introduced the Cybercrime Atlas at RSA Conference in June 2022. The Atlas was formally announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2023. In June of the same year, its Secretariat was launched.

In 2026, the Atlas developed Cosmos - an open source, ontology-based knowledge graph that maps the global cybercrime ecosystem, connecting criminal groups, tools, infrastructure and financial enablers into a single integrated framework.

Cybercrime Atlas: Impact Report 2025

In a world where cyber defenders often work in isolation, the Cybercrime Atlas gives experts and organizations a platform to multiply the impact of their individual efforts. This provides a path towards the systematic disruption of cybercriminal activities. Since the first Cybercrime Atlas Impact Report 2024, the Cybercrime Atlas community has progressed from delivering research to applying it to the disruption of cybercrime networks at scale.

Cybercrime Atlas: Impact Report 2024

Launched in 2023 and hosted at the World Economic Forum, the Cybercrime Atlas community uses open-source research to create new insights into the cybercriminal ecosystem. Cybercrime Atlas participants and partners in the public sector use this research to disrupt cybercrime and mitigate the impact of cyberattacks.

Partnership against Cybercrime