​The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) is a unique team in the tech industry, focused on making the world safer by disrupting some of the most difficult cybercrime threats facing society today – including technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and malicious software crimes, particularly botnet-driven Internet attacks. With cooperation across industry, law enforcement, academia, government, and NGOs worldwide, DCU aims to put cybercriminals out of business and help the global Internet community protect itself and thrive.

While there are multiple types of cybercrime, the Digital Crimes Unit focuses on two main areas where Microsoft has an opportunity to make a direct impact – malicious software crimes and child exploitation crimes. In addition, DCU has established a broad network of partnerships (public and private) and work hand-in-hand with various law enforcement, NGOs, and other key stakeholders to transform the fight against cybercrime.