International Cybercrime Treaty: Looking Beyond Ratification

The Cybercrime Treaty is vital if the growing threat of global cybercrime is to be met. It is a world-wide approach to incident handling. It is hard to determine whether amendments to the Treaty in response to the demands of citizens or changes to various governments' approach to cybercrime itself will enable the Treaty to succeed. The Cybercrime Treaty could also be expanded to include other nations or set the groundwork for an even more encompassing international treaty. If the Cybercrime Treaty turns out to be incapable of accomplishing its goal on its own, the Cybercrime Treaty can still be seen as the first true step toward a universal approach to dealing with cybercrime and an attempt to truly foster cooperation among nations.