UK Home Office minister James Brokenshire has called for harsher international laws to fight back cybercrime, adding that there must not be any 'safe havens' for cyber criminals.

Mr. Brokenshire said that there should be international treaties and agreements to ensure that cyber criminals launching cyber attacks from outside the victim country can be prosecuted.

Speaking at the launch of International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA), he said, "Cybercrime is a truly global problem that demands a global response, adding that cybercriminals are "not inconvenienced by national boundaries."

Governments, businesses and pan-enforcement law enforcement agency Europol have partnered with one another to create ICSPA, which will focus tackling cyber crime by providing better training to law enforcement agencies.

ICSPA’s chief executive John Lyons said that law enforcement agencies in many countries lacked the skills and training that are necessary to conduct investigations into complex cyber attacks, adding that the new body will fill the gap by providing the training and focusing on countries where a high number of cyber attacks start.

The new body, which will receive funding from the EU and several governments, will assist member states in their fight against cybercrime by sharing available data on cyber crime.