Dr. Marco Gercke is an attorney-at-law admitted to the German bar. He is teaching Law related to Cybercrime and European Criminal Law at the University of Cologne and is visiting lecturer for International Criminal Law at the University of Macau. Marco is a frequent national and international speaker and author of more than 50 publications related to the topic Cybercrime. His main areas of research are international aspects of Cybercrime (especially the challenges of fighting Cybercrime and legal responses) and comparative law analysis regarding the implementation of international standards. The latest researches covered the activities of terrorist organisations in the Internet, identity theft, money laundering in the Internet and legal responses to the emerging use of encryption technology. He is Secretary of the Criminal Law Department of the German Society for Law and Informatics, member of the ITU High Level Expert Group and works as an expert for the Council of Europe, the International Telecommunication Union and other international organisations.