A Giant Malware Sandbox Is Europol’s Secret to Fighting Hackers

What do you do when there are so many cases of cybercrime utilizing a myriad of different types of malware, and you’re the cop that has to dig through them all? Well, you build a massive system for automatically analysing malware from as many countries as possible, of course.

In December 2013, Europol, one of Europe’s principle law enforcement agencies, launched the Europol Malware Analysis System (EMAS), which is designed to automatically detect and analyse malware, and to provide crucial information on cybercrime in the EU.