Closing the Scam Prevention Gap: Multi-Stakeholder Intelligence Sharing in Practice

Cybercrime is inherently transnational, requiring cross-sector intelligence sharing and cross-jurisdictional coordination. Yet counter-cybercrime efforts remain asymmetrical to the threat—and scams exemplify this gap.

Scams have proliferated globally, while prevention infrastructure remains fragmented across institutions, sectors, and borders. Effective response requires real-time access to actionable intelligence on perpetrators and scam patterns—capabilities that siloed systems cannot deliver.

The Global Signal Exchange (GSE)—a collaborative platform for real-time scam signal sharing launched in 2025—offers early evidence that voluntary, cross-sector data sharing can detect and disrupt scams at operational speed.

Oxford Information Labs (OXIL) is organizing a side event during the Geneva Cyber Week, which will examine why multi-sector and international collaboration is critical to combating scams at scale. Panellists will discuss barriers and enablers of effective cooperation, and where innovation and policy interventions are most needed.

The event will also showcase practical examples from the GSE, demonstrating how signal sharing works in practice and what is required to scale these approaches globally.