The federal government's decision to increase the national threat level and the Columbia space shuttle disaster combined to pull away two of the conference's scheduled speakers, but Doyle counted the three-day event a success.
The threat of terrorism aside, wireless and biometric technology got a lot of attention from show-goers, Doyle said.
Attending his first-ever Cybercrime show, Jack Wegert, an investigator at the Office of the District Attorney in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said he benefited from a session on conducting investigations of international economic fraud and a discussion on working with law enforcement by Joseph Sullivan, senior counsel for rules, trust and safety at eBay Inc.
Although he is asked to cover a wide range of criminal cases, Mr. Wegert said that, more and more, he is investigating economic crimes involving the Internet.
Though not a "techie" by his own admission, Wegert said that he benefited from the educational sessions, from learning about the tools available to law enforcement and from meeting other law enforcement and technology professionals in the field.
"I wish I had this six months ago," Wegert said.
Although fewer in number than at other security related shows, technology vendors exhibiting at Cybercrime 2003 reported a good turnout this year compared with prior years.
"It's grown considerably," said James Donahue, a senior account executive who manned a booth on the exhibit floor for his employer, Enterasys Networks Inc., of
Donahue, who has attended all three Cybercrime shows, estimated attendance at this year's show at around 800, up from approximately 200 when it began three years ago.
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