A consortium of eight major security companies, including McAfee and Trend Micro, has created a new body to tackle cyber crime by providing better training for law enforcement agencies.

The new body, called International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA), is a blend of governments, businesses and pan-enforcement law enforcement agency Europol.

John Lyons, CEO of the ICSPA, said that law enforcement agencies in several countries lacked the training and skills to conduct investigations into complex cyber attacks. He added that the new body would focus on countries where a high number of cyber attacks start off.

Lyons further said that ICSPA and Europol will coordinate with each other to harmonize law enforcement training and put a renewed focus on crime linked to computers.

According to Rik Ferguson, of Trend Micro, Russia, Ukraine and Brazil are among the countries where the highest number of computer crime cases originates; while China often host servers used to stage cyber attacks.

The new body will also work to promote information sharing between entities which gather data on cyber crime.

ICSPA will receive funding from the European Union as well as a number of governments.