Octopus
conference 2012: registration deadline extended
[Strasbourg, 7 May 2012]
The 2012
Octopus conference will be held in Strasbourg from
6 to 8 June. It will comprise a series of plenary
and workshop sessions with a specific focus on public/private
information exchange and on transborder access to
data. The deadline for registration has been extended
to 18 May.
The Octopus conference will be preceded by the plenary
of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (4-5 June).
Participation in the T-CY is restricted.
Octopus conference site
T-CY site
Cybercrime & Network Security Conference (New Delhi,
India, 10 May 2012)
[Strasbourg, 25 April 2012]
The Council of Europe and the Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India cooperate
once again in an international conference on cybercrime
and cybersecurity. The event will take place on
10 May 2012 at the Hotel Meridien in New Delhi.
Draft agenda
Malta
ratifies the Budapest Convention
[Strasbourg, 12 April 2012]
On 12 April, Malta deposited the instrument of ratification
of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime thus bringing
the number of Parties to 33.
PWG:
CECOS VI in Prague (25-27 April 2012)
[Strasbourg, 27 April 2012]
The sixth
annual Counter-eCrime Operations Summit (CECOS VI)
focus on the shifting nature of cybercrime. It was
held from 25-27 April in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Council of Europe - through its Global Project
on Cybercrime - was a programme partner.
CECOS VI Prague
CyberCrime@IPA:
Regional workshop on expedited international cooperation
(28-29 March 2012, Skopje, "the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia”)
[Strasbourg, 4 April
2012] Representatives from Ministries
of Justice and Prosecution Services of project areas
met to discuss the ways to improve the handling
of international cooperation requests related to
cybercrime.
Based on previous activities organised under the
project, a number of experts from USA, Italy, Belgium,
United Kingdom, Romania as well as private sector
and other initiatives (European Union project -
IPA 2008 DET-ILECUs II) and Southeast European Law
Enforcement Center (SELEC) were invited to share
their experience.
The regional workshop was followed by the 3rd Steering
Committee meeting of the CyberCrime@IPA project
on 30 March.
Agenda
CyberCrime@IPA:
Country-specific Workshop on Legislation (26 March
2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina )
[Strasbourg, 4 April 2012]
In cooperation with the Ministry
of Justice, the CyberCrime@IPA project organised
a national workshop on cybercrime legislation in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event gathered representatives
of the institutions responsible for drafting legislation
in Bosnia and Herzegovina from state, entities and
district levels, as well as, members of the team
on harmonisation of criminal legislation in Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
The participants in the
workshop discussed existent gaps and further needs
for reform in view of compliance of the domestic
legislation with the Convention on Cybercrime and
related international standards.
Agenda
CyberCrime@EAP:
Regional Workshop on High Tech Crime Units (20-21
March 2012, Tbilisi , Georgia)
[Strasbourg, 4 April2012]
Representatives of the high tech crime units,
24/7 points of contacts and prosecution services
from the EAP countries met in Tbilisi to discuss
good practices on setting-up specialised cybercrime
units and interagency cooperation in cybercrime
investigations among national authorities.
Agenda
Council
of Europe adopts Internet Governance Strategy
[Strasbourg, 16 March 2012]
The 47
Council of Europe member states have adopted an
Internet governance strategy to protect and promote
human rights, the rule of law and democracy online.
The strategy, one of the priorities of the United
Kingdom Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers,
contains more than 40 lines of action structured
around six areas (Internet’s openness, the rights
of users, data protection, cybercrime, democracy
and culture, and children and young people). It
will be implemented over a period of four years,
from 2012 to 2015, in close co-operation with partners
from all sectors of society, including the private
sector and civil society
Link to the Internet Governance Strategy
MONEYVAL
adopts typology study on criminal money flows on
the Internet
[Strasbourg, 15 March 2012] At its
38th Plenary meeting (Strasbourg, 5-9 March 2012)
MONEYVAL adopted the "Typology study on criminal
money flows on the Internet". The study analyses
methods and trends of crime proceeds and money laundering
on the Internet, and proposes a range of countermeasures
with a particular focus on multi-stakeholder cooperation.
Link to the MONEYVAL Typology Study
Fighting
Cybercrime: Between Legislation and Concrete Action
(Milan, 24 – 25 May 2012)
[Strasbourg 15 March, 2012] The Council of
Europe will contribute to an event organised by
the Academy of European Law, which is intended as
a platform to debate and assess how the (proposed)
new EU Directive on attacks against information
systems (“Directive on Cybercrime”) and other European
and international instruments are addressing large-scale
cyber attacks and other threats posed by methods
such as botnets, i.e. networks of compromised computers
infected by malicious software and remotely controlled
by a “botmaster".
Link to the program and registration
Cybercrime
and cybersecurity policies in Central America (7-9
March 2012, San José, Costa Rica)
[Strasbourg, 2 March 2012] The Ministry of
Science and Technology of Costa Rica, the Organisation
of American States (CICTE) and the Council of Europe
will jointly organise this regional workshop prior
to the ICANN 43 meeting to promote implementation
of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and related
standards and tools.
Agenda /
Programa
Resources / Recursos
Link
to the Conference Website
UK supports
the Global Project on Cybercrime
[Strasbourg, 2 March 2012] Foreign Office
Permanent Representative, Eleanor Fuller, announced
a UK contribution to support the Council of Europe
Global Project on Cybercrime during a signing ceremony
in Strasbourg on 2 March 2012.
Speaking ahead of the signing, Foreign Secretary
William Hague said:
"At the London Conference on Cyberspace I made
clear that the rapid rise of cybercrime is a growing
threat to people across the world and I made clear
the need for coordinated response to improve security,
enhance cooperation between states and ensure a
collective undertaking to address this threat. I
am therefore delighted that the UK will be supporting
the Council of Europe Global Project on Cybercrime
to further implementation of the Budapest Convention
on Cybercrime. This will bring real benefits – including
by working together with entrepreneurs and companies
whose innovation is as crucial to the future as
it has been to our past”.
The
UK’s contribution of Ł100,000 will help fund international
regional workshops and other activities to strengthen
legislation, train law enforcement agencies and
judiciary, promote public-private cooperation and
international cooperation.
This is part of the Council of Europe Global Project
on Cybercrime which is now in its third phase after
having already supported over 250 activities worldwide
to promote global implementation of the Budapest
Convention on Cybercrime.
The objective of the project is to promote broad
implementation of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
(CETS 185) and related standards and tools.
In November 2011, at the London Conference
on Cyberspace, the Foreign Secretary committed to
support the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime
during the UK’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe.
Global Project on Cybercrime Phase 3: outline
CyberCrimeEAP/CyberCrime@IPA:
Intra-Regional Workshop on "Criminal Money Flows
on the Internet" (27-29 February 2012 in Kyiv,
Ukraine)
[Strasbourg, 1 March 2012] About 80 representatives
from the two project areas met in Kyiv to exchange
experiences and discuss recent developments related
to criminal money on the Internet.
The event was aimed at raising awareness of the
need for confiscating proceeds from crime on the
internet, strengthening interagency and public-private
cooperation against criminal money on the internet,
as well as at identifying countermeasures (good
practices) to be implemented in participating countries.
The workshop was used to present the new consolidated
FATF Recommendations – and provided a venue for
discussion of the implications of these Recommendations
on measures against criminal money on the Internet.
Revised
Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force
[Paris, 16 February 2012] The FATF published
the revised 40 Recommendations on Combating Money
Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation.
Recommendation 36 encourages ratification and implementation
of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
Link to 40 Recommendations (FATF website)
CyberCrime@IPA:
Training of Trainers for representatives of Judicial
Training Institutions (20-24 February 2012, Zagreb,
Croatia)
[Strasbourg, 6 February 2012] The course
is designed to train local trainers in the delivery
of cybercrime courses for judges and prosecutors
in the project areas of South-eastern Europe.
Subsequently, the project will support a series
of training courses to be delivered by these trainers
in the project areas. This is to provide judges
and prosecutors with basic knowledge needed for
the prosecution and adjudication of cases of cybercrime
or involving electronic evidence.
CyberCrime@IPA:
Country-specific Workshop on Legislation for Serbia
(27 January 2012, 2012)
[Strasbourg, 6 February 2012] The workshop
gathered representatives of the Office of the Public
Prosecutor of Serbia, Ministry of Justice, Ministry
of Interior, Judicial Academy, Parliament, judges
and prosecutors from Serbia. Experts from France,
the Netherlands and Belgium contributed to the event.
The aim of the meeting was to provide advice to
Serbia on the further strengthening of national
cybercrime legislation.
Based on the discussion in the meeting, a report
will be drafted providing recommendations for the
authorities of Serbia.
CyberCrime@EAP
Project – Regional seminar on cybercrime legislation
– 13-14 December, 2011, Baku, Azerbaijan
[Strasbourg, 6 February 2012] The representatives
of five EAP countries and international experts
discussed the main challenges in the implementation
of the Budapest Convention as well as issues of
gathering and presenting electronic evidence in
the court. The gaps identified include insufficient
implementation of provisions of the Budapest Convention
and lack of experience in gathering and presenting
electronic evidence in the court.
The delegations prepared a set of recommendations
addressing these gaps in their respective countries.
The project will assist their implementation and
support the follow-up to these recommendations.
[Strasbourg, 22 December 2011]
The Cybercrime Team of the Council of Europe sends
you
Season's Greetings
and looks forward to cooperating with you in 2012!
Plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY),
Strasbourg, 4-5 June 2012
Octopus Conference, Strasbourg, 6-8 June 2012
Conclusion
of the Octopus conference and 10th anniversary of
the Budapest Convention (Strasbourg, 21 - 23 November
2011)
[Strasbourg, 24 November, 2011] Following
the successful conclusion of the Octopus Conference
and Budapest Convention 10th anniversary meeting,
presentations and conference videos are now online.
Conference site
Conference video clip
Training
for 24/7 points of Contact (8-10 November, Rome,
Italy)
[Strasbourg, 18 November, 2011]
The joint European
Union and Council of Europe regional projects -
CyberCrime@IPA and Cybercrime@EAP - supported the
participation of 24/7 points of contact from 14
countries in the third training conference of G8.
The Council of Europe 24/7 Network is established
under Article 35 of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
in order to facilitate the international cooperation.
This event organised in Rome on 8-10 November, 2011
provided an opportunity for the points of contact
from the countries/areas covered by the two projects
to establish links among themselves as well as to
network with the countries that are members in the
G8 network.
Octopus
conference and 10th anniversary of the Budapest
Convention (Strasbourg, 21 - 23 November 2011)
[Strasbourg, 10 November, 2011] The conference
and 10th anniversary session are taking
shape. Speakers will include Robert McLelland (Attorney
General of Australia), Howard Schmidt (US White
House Cybersecurity Coordinator), James Brokenshire
(UK Home Office Minister for Crime and Security),
Christopher Painter (chair of the G8 High-tech crime
sub-group, US State Department) and many others.
Some 250 cybercrime experts from all regions of
the world registered so far. Presentations and materials
are added continuously. A webcast will be available
for Room 1 and the special session on 23 November.
Conference site
Link to webcast:
http://tv.coe.int/webcast
6th
Plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (Strasbourg,
23 - 24 November 2011)
[Strasbourg, 10 November, 2011] The 6th Plenary
of the T-CY will be held on 23 - 24 November 2011
following the Octopus Conference and Budapest Convention
10th anniversary session.
T-CY Committee
page
Cybercrime
strategies
[Strasbourg,
14 October 2011]
The
Council of Europe contributed to several panels
and events of the Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi,
Kenya, 27-30 September. This includes the organisation
of a workshop on "cybercrime strategies".
Following this workshop, a
revised discussion paper was prepared. It will
be further discussed at the Octopus conference on
22 November 2011.
IGF
workshop 115 - flyer
Discussion
paper (REVISED)
Switzerland ratifies Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
[Strasbourg,
21 September 2011]
On 21
September, Switzerland became the 32. State to ratify
the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
wwww.conventions.coe.int
Voluntary
contribution by Japan
[Strasbourg,
31 August 2011]
The
Government of Japan is joining efforts to ensure
worldwide implementation of the Budapest Convention
and confirmed a voluntary contribution to the Global
Project on Cybercrime. The funds will facilitate
the organisation of the Octopus Conference (Strasbourg,
21-23 November 2011). The Global Project is now
funded by Estonia, Japan, Monaco, Romania, Microsoft
and McAfee as well as the Council of Europe.
LEA-ISP guidelines available in the Azeri language
[31 August 2011, Strasbourg]
An Azeri version
of the Guidelines for the cooperation between law
enforcement and internet service providers against
cybercrime is now available online. This important
reference document is also available in a number
of other non-official languages of the Council of
Europe, among them Armenian, Georgian, Romanian
and Ukrainian.
Guidelines
This translation
was done within the framework of the joint EU/CE
project “Eastern Partnership – Cooperation against
Cybercrime” (CyberCrime@EAP)
High-tech
crime units and 24/7 contact points: CyberCrime@IPA
workshops in Montenegro (Budva, Montenegro, 13-15
September 2011)
[Strasbourg,
29 August 2011]
Regional
workshops on specialized cybercrime units and on
24/7 points of contact will be held in Budva, Montenegro,
from 13 to 15 September 2011 under the CyberCrime@IPA
joint project of the Council of Europe and the European
Union. Participants will, among other things, discuss
a draft good practice study on high-tech crime units.
Workshop
outline
CyberCrime@EAP
Project: Regional seminar on international cooperation
against cybercrime (Chisinau, Moldova, 5-6 September
2011)
[Strasbourg, 16 September 2011]
This
seminar opened a series of regional events aimed
at strengthening the capacities of criminal justice
authorities of the Eastern Partnership countries
to cooperate effectively against cybercrime.
Its
participants – officials from the six Eastern Partnership
countries, assisted by international experts as
well as a representative of GUAM – discussed the
key issues preventing efficient international cooperation
against cybercrime. The problems identified include
slow or no response to mutual legal assistance requests,
gaps in legal frameworks and insufficient training
or equipment.
Based
on the shortcomings identified and good practices
available, delegations prepared a set of recommendations
to address these challenges in their respective
countries. The CyberCrime@EAP project will support
a follow-up to these recommendations.
Outline
and agenda
Participant
list
Quintet
of Attorney’s General promotes Budapest Convention
(Sydney, 15 July 2011)
[Strasbourg,
29 August 2011]
The
Attorneys General of Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
the United Kingdom and the USA met in Sydney to
develop an action plan on cybercrime. They agreed,
among other, things, that the five countries should
take steps to become parties to the Budapest Convention
and promote the Convention as the key international
instrument dealing with cybercrime as well as serving
as a basis for capacity building.
Media
release Australian Attorney General Department
Quintet
communique
Cybercrime
training workshop in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, 7 July
2011)
[Strasbourg,
29 August 2011]
The
Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission,
the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (ILKAP)
and the Council of Europe cooperated in the organization
of a cybercrime training workshop for judges, prosecutors
and police officers. A similar workshop had already
been held in October 2010. Such activities are aimed
at institutionalizing cybercrime training in judicial
academies such as ILKAP as proposed in the concept
developed by the Council of Europe.
Training
programme
Group
picture
Judicial
training resources
LEA-ISP guidelines available in the Armenian language
[22 July 2011, Strasbourg]
Armenian translation
of an important resource paper – The Guidelines
for the cooperation between law enforcement and
internet service providers against cybercrime –
is now also available online, in addition to several
other non-official languages.
Guidelines
The translation was
kindly provided by the Police of the Republic of
Armenia, partner of the joint EU/CE project “Eastern
Partnership – Cooperation against Cybercrime” (CyberCrime@EAP)
Germany ratified the Additional Protocol on Xenophobia
and Racism (10 June 2011, Strasbourg)
[21 June 2011, Strasbourg]
Germany conveyed to the Secretary General, the instrument
of ratification of Additional Protocol to the Convention
on cybercrime, concerning the criminalization of
acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed
through computer systems (CETS 189). The protocol
shall enter into force in respect of Germany on
1st October 2011.
Treaty
Office website
Current
status of signatures, ratifications and accessions
to the
Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
United Kingdom ratified
the Convention on Cybercrime (25 May 2011, Strasbourg)
[12
June 2011, Strasbourg] United Kingdom deposited
the instrument of ratification of the Convention
on Cybercrime (ETS 185) on 25 May 2011. The Convention
on Cybercrime will enter into force as regards United
Kingdom on 1 September 2011.
31
States are now Parties to the Convention.
Treaty
Office website
Current
status of signatures, ratifications and accessions
to the
Convention
CyberCrime@IPA Project : Regional workshop on LEA/ISP
cooperation (Durres, Albania, 9-10 June 2011)
[12 June 2011, Strasbourg]
Representatives
from law enforcement agencies, prosecution services
and the private sector met on 9-10 June, 2011 in
Durres (Albania). They discussed the guidelines
for cooperation between law enforcement and internet
service providers against cybercrime, adopted by
the Octopus Conference, Strasbourg, 1-2 April 2008.
Law enforcement experts from Germany, France and
Slovenia as well as representatives from Microsoft
and the Association of the German Internet Industry
(ECO) shared their experience.
The Memoranda of Understanding
signed in 2010 between LEA and ISP in Georgia as
part of the Georgia cybercrime project implemented
by the Council of Europe served as an example of
good practice. At the end of the workshop several
countries recommended that similar agreements be
concluded in their respective countries.
Agenda
List
of Participants
More
information on law enforcement and ISPs cooperation
Memorundum
of Understanding of Georgia
Finland ratified the Additional Protocol on Xenophobia
and Racism (20 May 2011, Strasbourg)
[01 June 2011, Strasbourg]
The permanent representative
of Finland to the Council of Europe conveyed to
the Secretary General, the instrument of ratification
of Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime,
concerning the criminalization of acts of a racist
and xenophobic nature committed through computer
systems (CETS 189). The protocol shall enter into
force in respect of Finland on 1st September
2011.
Treaty
Office website
Current
status of signatures, ratifications and accessions
to the
Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
CyberCrime@EAP
Project : Launching Conference (Tallinn, Estonia,
30-31 May 2011)
[01 June 2011, Strasbourg]
This new project was launched through
a regional conference on effective measures against
cybercrime held in Tallinn in cooperation with the
Ministry of Justice of Estonia.
The meeting was opened by the
Minister of Justice of Estonia, Mr. Kristen Michal,
who underlined the importance of cyber-security
and the fight against cybercrime for Estonia and
its effort to support counter-measures at the international
level.
The conference discussed the
priorities of project countries with regard to cybercrime
and electronic evidence. Most project activities
will be regional. This is to reinforce regional
cooperation which is considered essential given
the trans-national nature of cybercrime. Regional
cooperation will furthermore help integrate EaP
countries into European and international efforts
against cybercrime.
During the meeting, the Steering Committee adopted
the workplan of the project and agreed on implementation
modalities.
Agenda
List
of participants
Speech
of the Minister of Justice of Estonia
Law enforcement training strategy: Study visit
to University College Dublin (23-27 May 2011, Dublin,
Ireland)
[01 June 2011, Strasbourg]
Cybercrime investigators
and representatives of law-enforcement training
institutions from project areas met in Dublin to
initiate a cybercrime law enforcement training strategy.
The meeting was hosted by the
Centre for Cybercrime Investigation at University
College Dublin (UCD) and resulted in the following:
·
Creation of a regional
working group for law enforcement training
·
Draft strategy
for law enforcement training
·
Application for
ECTEG (European Cybercrime Training and Education
Group) training materials
·
Nominations for
participants in the Master of Sciences (MSc) programme
in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation
offered by UCD.
Agenda
CyberCrime@IPA
Project :
Regional Training Meeting on International
Judicial Cooperation (Dubrovnik, Croatia, 16-17
May 2011)
[22 May 2011, Strasbourg] Representatives
of the Ministries of Justice, prosecutors and police
officers from the high tech crime units of the project
areas as well as experts from Romania and United
Kingdom attended the event.
The overall objective of the
workshop was to discuss good practices and address
the difficulties encountered to cooperate at the
regional and international level in cybercrime investigations.
How to enhance such cooperation, improve the responsiveness
of the 24/7 points of contact and the efficiency
of MLA as well as how to ensure a better cooperation
between the high tech crime units were the key questions
addressed by the meeting.
During discussions the preparation
of a manual on international cooperation in cybercrime
matters has been initiated and the delegations made
recommendations on the steps to be taken in order
to enhance international cooperation against cybercrime.
Agenda
List
of Participants
Presentations
CyberCrime@IPA
Project :
Regional
Workshop on Judicial Training (Ohrid, “the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, 11-12 May 2011)
[16 May 2011, Strasbourg]
Representatives of the judicial
training institutions, judges, prosecutors and international
experts met in Ohrid to discuss judicial training
strategies on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
The event received wide media
coverage and benefited from the participation of
the Minister of Justice, Mr. Mihajlo Manevski. "Computer
crime is a type of organized crime with very serious
consequences. The increasing of cybercrime requires
greater training but also the implementation of
the law" said Mr. Manevski.
On this occasion a regional working
group was created to develop - with the support
of the project - training manuals for basic and
advanced training courses. Furthermore, the delegations
made recommendations on the steps to be taken to
ensure sustainable judicial training in the region
on these issues.
Agenda
List
of Participants
Presentations
Press
release:
Time
Pacific
regional workshop on cybercrime (Tonga, 27-29
April 2011)
[28 April 2011, Strasbourg]
On 27 April, Lord Tu’ivakano, Prime
Minister of Tonga, opened the Pacific regional workshop
on cybercrime legislation in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
The event is aimed at supporting 14 Pacific Island
States in the strengthening of legislation in line
with the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. It is
jointly organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community, the Australian Attorney General’s Department
and the Council of Europe. The workshop follows
the Tonga Declaration of 2010 where ICT Ministers
of the Pacifics agreed to put cybercrime legislation
in place by 2015 and directed their officials to
cooperate with the Council of Europe and other organisations
in this respect.
Agenda
Outcomes
Press releases:
Tonga Government Portal -
Scoop World
On-line portal for Pacific ICT information
Cooperation
against cybercrime in South Asia (5-6 April
2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
[15 April 2011, Strasbourg] An international
workshop jointly organised by ICTA of Sri Lanka
and the Council of Europe helped reinforce cooperation
against cybercrime in South Asia.
The workshop,
held in Colombo on 5 and 6 April 2011, allowed more
than one hundred public and private sector representatives
from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka to exchange good practices and to define steps
torwards stronger legislation in line with the Budapest
Convention on Cybercrime, the strengthening of high-tech
crime units and incident response teams, as well
as more effective interagency, public-private and
international cooperation.
Workshop report and conclusions
Presentations
Press releases:
Daily news -
The Island
Cybercrime resources available in Serbian
[8 April 2011, Strasbourg]
Serbian
translation of two important resource papers – The
concept paper for the training of judges and prosecutors
in cybercrime and electronic evidence and The Guidelines
for the cooperation between law enforcement and
internet service providers against cybercrime –
is now also available online.
Concept
Paper on cybercrime training
Guidelines
The translations were realised within the framework
of the joint EU/CE regional project “Regional Co-operation
in Criminal Justice: Strengthening capacities in
the fight against cybercrime” (CyberCrime@IPA)
CyberCrime@IPA Project :
Regional workshop
on legislation (24-25 March 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia
and Herzegovina)
[04 April 2011, Strasbourg]
The regional workshop organised under CyberCrime@IPA
project gathered representatives of ministries of
justice, prosecutors and judges dealing with cybercrime
cases.
The aim of the workshop was
to provide advice to project countries/areas on
the strengthening of legislation and follow up to
the recommendations of the cybercrime situation
report drafted under the project.
During discussions
international experts provided advice on developing
comprehensive legislation that includes efficient
and fast criminal procedure measures and adequate
conditions and safeguards in place.
The
representatives of the participating countries presented
their national legislative approach and raised the
need for more consistent training on electronic
evidence for judges and prosecutors enabling them
to deal with such cases.
At the end of the workshop
each delegation provided information on the current
status of criminal law reform and drafted recommendations
on possible steps to be taken to strengthen the
legal framework on cybercrime in their country.
Agenda
List
of Participants
Presentations
CyberCrime@IPA Project :
Regional Workshop on Criminal Money Flows on the
Internet (17-18 March 2011, Belgrade, Serbia)
[04 April 2011, Strasbourg] The regional
workshop organised under CyberCrime@IPA project
gathered prosecutors, judges, police officers and
representatives of financial investigation units
(FIUs). Bodies responsible for the recovery of criminal
assets, financial institutions and internet service
providers (ISPs) also participated in the workshop.
The workshop was aimed at raising awareness
of the need for confiscating proceeds from crime
on the internet, strengthening interagency and public-private
cooperation against criminal money on the internet
and identifying countermeasures and good practices
that could be implemented in the project countries
and areas.
The participants of the workshop
recommended a number of specific measures to be
implemented in their respective countries in terms
of criminal material and procedural law, procedures
for mutual legal assistance, further specialisation
and training for law enforcement and judiciary,
cooperation and exchange of information with the
private sector, interagency and international cooperation
as well as raising public awareness.
Agenda
List
of Participants
Presentations
New project on cybercrime in Eastern Europe
[25 March 2011, Strasbourg]
The European Union and the Council of Europe
have launched a new joint project on cooperation
against cybercrime in Eastern Europe. The countries
participating in the project are Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
The
launching event will take place in Tallinn, Estonia,
on 5-6 May 2011.
The funding for CyberCrime@EAP
is provided by the EU under the Council of Europe
Eastern Partnership Facility that supports the reform
process in the six partner countries in four core
fields. The project started on 1 March 2011 with
a duration of thirty months and a budget of Euro
724,000.
Summary
Eastern
Partnership initiative (media advisory)
Cybercrime resources available in Albanian, Croatian,
Bosnian, Macedonian and Turkish
[8 March 2011, Strasbourg]
The
concept paper for the training of judges and prosecutors
in cybercrime and electronic evidence
matters
is now available in Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian
and Turkish. This concept is aimed at helping judicial
training institutions develop and integrate such
training in regular initial and in-service training.
It will furthermore facilitate networking among
judges and prosecutors to enhance their knowledge
as well as consistent support to training initiatives
by interested partners.
Concept
Paper on cybercrime training for judges and prosecutors:
click
here
The
Guidelines for the cooperation between law enforcement
and internet service providers against cybercrime
were adopted by the global Conference "Cooperation
against Cybercrime" (Council of Europe) on 1-2 April
2008 to help law enforcement and service providers
to organise their cooperation while respecting
each others' roles and responsibilities as well
as the rights of internet users.
Guidelines:
click
here
The
translations were realised within the framework
of the joint EU/CE regional project “Regional Co-operation
in Criminal Justice: Strengthening capacities in
the fight against cybercrime” (CyberCrime@IPA)
Both
documents will soon be available in Serbian.
CyberCrime@IPA
Project : Launching Conference (Istanbul, Turkey,
17-18 February 2011)
[23 Feb
2011, Strasbourg]
The event was organised under the CyberCrime@IPA
joint regional project of the European Union and
the Council of Europe on cooperation against cybercrime
under the Instrument of Pre-Accession.
The conference gathered decision makers and members
of the project teams from the eight project areas,
representatives of partners in the project as well
as experts from Estonia, Georgia, the Netherlands,
Portugal, United Kingdom, the Organization for Security
and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the German Foundation
for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) and the
private sector (Microsoft).
The conference resulted in the adoption of the project
work plan and the finalisation of the cybercrime
situation report. Senior officials expressed strong
commitment towards domestic measures and regional
cooperation against cybercrime.
Agenda
List
of participants
Octopus conference on cybercrime 2011 : NEW DATES
[02 Feb
2011, Strasbourg] The 2011 conference
on cooperation against cybercrime is finally scheduled
for 21 to 23 November 2011 in Strasbourg.
Themes to include:
10th anniversary of the Budapest Convention: SWOT
now?
CyberCrime strategies
Cybercrime capacity building
Monitoring progress against cybercrime
FIGHTING CYBERCRIME AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON THE
INTERNET
Cooperation with the Internet Industry
[17-18
March 2011, Lisbon]
The Council of Europe will contribute
to an event organised by the Academy of European
Law, which is intended as a platform to debate and
assess all legal measures to prevent and combat
the production, processing, possession and distribution
of child pornography material on the internet and
to promote the effective investigation and prosecution
of offences in this area of law.
The most recent
European legal acts and complementary measures such
as the 2007 Council of Europe Convention on the
Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation
and Sexual Abuse (CETS No. 201) and the current
EU proposal for a Directive on combating the sexual
abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child
pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA,
will be debated.
Link to the program and registration
Regional workshop on protecting children against
sexual exploitation of children (Kyiv, 7-8 December
2010)
[16 Dec
2010, Strasbourg]
This
event was organised within the framework of the
joint CoE/EU Project on Strengthening and Protecting
Women's and Children's Rights in Ukraine (TRES)
in cooperation with the CoE global Project on Cybercrime
and with the support of Microsoft.
Officials responsible for law reform and investigators
from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova,
Russian Federation and Ukraine participated in the
event and shared their national experiences in fighting
against online sexual abuse of children.
Public and private sector organisations and initiatives
engaged in this field, such as the European Union,
OECD, Interpol, ICMEC, ECPAT, eNACSO, La Strada
and Microsoft promoted good practices and contributed
to the discussion on strategies and policies to
promote a safer Internet for children.
More information
New project on cybercrime in South-Eastern Europe
[19 Oct
2010, Strasbourg]
The European
Union and the Council of Europe have agreed to launch
a new joint project on cooperation against cybercrime
in South-Eastern Europe. The project will start
on 1 November 2010 with a duration of two years
and a budget of Euro 2.8 million.
Summary
Cybercrime training for judges and prosecutors in
Malaysia
[18 Oct 2010, Strasbourg]
A cybercrime training workshop for
judges and prosecutors will be held at the Judicial
and Legal Training Institute at Bandar Baru Bangi,
Selangor, Malaysia from 25 to 29 October 2010. Council
of Europe will contribute this event through the
Global Project on Cybercrime.
Training manual
Training concept for judges and prosecutors
Prosecuting cybercrime - Seminar in Indonesia
[23 Sep
2010, Yogyakarta] An international
seminar on prosecuting cybercrime and collecting
digital evidence was organised in Yogyakarta, Indonesia,
on 23 September 2010 by the Directorate General
of Information and Communication Technology. The
Council of Europe contributed to this event. Discussions
on draft laws showed that Indonesia is bringing
its legislation in line with the Budapest Convention
on Cybercrime.
Agenda
Internet Governance Forum, Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-17
September 2010
[6 Sep
2010, Strasbourg] The Council of Europe
will contribute to a range of workshops and sessions
at the IGF in Vilnius. These include a workshop
to discuss the Budapest Convention as a common basis
for joint action against cybercrime.
Workshop on Cybercrime: Common standards and joint
action
The CoE at the
IGF
Site of
the IGF
"Meeting the challenge of cybercrime in Latin America"
- regional workshop in Mexico City (26-27 August
2010)
[6 Sep
2010, Strasbourg] The Council of National
Security of Mexico and the Council of Europe organised
a regional workshop for countries of Latin America
that are in the process of adopting relevant legislation
or are considering accession to the Budapest Convention
on Cybercrime.
Agenda
Presentations
Harmonising cybercrime legislation in Northern Africa
- regional workshop (Rabat, Morocco, 27-28 July
2010)
[23 July
2010, Strasbourg] The United Nations
Commission For Africa, Microsoft and the Council
of Europe will cooperate in a regional workshop
for countries of Northern Africa with the aim of
promoting harmonisation of cybercrime legislation.
Draft outline
Working document
Voluntary contributions to the Project on Cybercrime
[23 July
2010, Strasbourg] The global Project
on Cybercrime depends on voluntary funding. In July
2010, Monaco and Microsoft announced additional
contributions to allow this project to continue
making a global impact.
Strengthening cybercrime legislation in Cambodia
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 13 July 2010)
[23 July
2010, Strasbourg] The Council of Europe
supported the Working Group responsible for cybercrime
legislation under the Council of Ministers of Cambodia
in the organisation of a national workshop. The
event was preceded by detailed discussions on current
and proposed legislation on cybercrime.
Programme
Updated country profiles on Germany and Portugal
[23 July
2010, Strasbourg] Additional country
profiles are now available for Germany and Portugal.
Profiles serve as useful resources for countries
in the process of developing legislation. Knowledge
of the legislation of other jurisdictions furthermore
facilitates international cooperation.
Country profile Germany in
English - in
German
Country profile
Portugal (bilingual)
Meeting of ICT ministers of the Pacific region (Tonga,
16-17 June 2010)
[23 July
2010, Strasbourg] The Ministers and
senior officials responsible for information technologies
of the Pacific Region meeting in Tonga agreed to
work with the Council of Europe and other organisations
in the strengthening of legislation and other measures
on cybercrime. The Council of Europe through the
Project on Cybercrime had contributed a discussion
paper to this meeting.
Agenda
Discussion paper
Project on Cybercrime in Georgia: Closing Conference
(14 May 2010, Tbilisi)
[7 May
2010, Strasbourg] The EU/COE Joint
Project on Cybercrime in Georgia, which has been
implemented between 1 June 2009 – 31 May 2010, was
designed to contribute to the security of and confidence
in information and communication technologies in
Georgia by helping the authorities develop a consistent
policy on cybercrime in view of implementing the
Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185).
In less
than one year, with the support of the Project activities
and benefited from the strong commitment and involvement
of the Georgian project counterparts (the Ministry
of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs and other
national institutions), Georgia has made important
progress in fighting cybercrime.
The Closing
Conference represented an opportunity for the Project
partners, the European Union and the Council of
Europe to review the achievements of the Project
and its impact on the fight against cybercrime in
Georgia.
Agenda
Experts'
presentations
List
of participants
Press
release of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia
(Georgian only)
Project
Summary
Project
Website
Project on Cybercrime in Georgia: Regional Workshop
on Cybercrime (13 May 2010, Tbilisi)
[7 May
2010, Strasbourg] Taking into account
the transnational dimension of cybercrime, the Regional
Workshop on Cybercrime was intended to focus on
strengthening international cooperation in cybercrime
investigations. Representatives and experts on cybercrime
from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Italy,
Moldova, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain,
Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom as well as Interpol
and the private sector participated in the event
and shared best practices and experiences.
The
workshop particularly focused on the:
- state and effectiveness of cybercrime legislation
harmonised with international standards;
- strengthening of skills of law enforcement and
criminal justice authorities regarding the investigation,
prosecution and adjudication of cybercrime;
- cooperation between law enforcement and service
providers in such investigations;
- enhancing international cooperation on cybercrime.
Agenda
Experts'
presentations
List
of participants
Press
release of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia
(Georgian only)
Project on Cybercrime in Georgia: “Train the Trainer”
course (13 May 2010, Tbilisi)
[7 May
2010, Strasbourg] The Project supported
the development of training programmes on cybercrime
and electronic evidence for law enforcement, judges
and prosecutors in Georgia. This course contributed
to the reinforcement of Georgian training capacities
by “training the trainers” in delivering such courses.
This was the second and last module of the course
which started in March 2010.
Project on Cybercrime in Georgia: New resources
available in Georgian
[7 May
2010, Strasbourg] The "Cybercrime
training for judges: training manual" elaborated
in the framework of the Council of Europe Global
Project on Cybercrime as well as the Guide on seizure
on e-evidence are now available in Georgian.
"Cybercrime
training for judges: training manual"
Guide
on seizure of e-evidence
Anti-Phishing Working Group: 4th Annual Counter-eCrime
Operations Summit (CeCOS) (11 - 13 May 2010, Sao
Paulo)
[12
April 2010, Strasbourg]
This three-day Summit will focus on
the operational challenges and the development of
common resources for the first responders and forensic
professionals who protect consumers and enterprises
from the ecrime threat every day. Presenters will
proffer case studies of national and regional economies
under attack, narratives of successful trans-national
forensic cooperation as well as models for cooperation
and unified response against ecrime and data resources
for forensic activities.
More
information on the 2010 CeCoS
Council of Europe at the UN
Crime Prevention Congress (12-19 April 2010, Brazil)
[22 April
2010, Strasbourg]
"The implementation of existing tools and instruments,
in particular the Budapest Convention, is the most
effective way to help countries worldwide address
cybercrime'' – this was the main message successfully
delivered at the 12th United Nations Congress on
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
Adopted
on 19 April, the ''Salvador Declaration'' confirms
the need for a global capacity building effort to
strenghten the full implementation of existing treaties
and standards – while continuing to study new remedies.
Calling for an action plan, the Council of Europe
expressed its readiness to cooperate with the UN
Office on Drugs and Crime, the European Union and
others in reviewing needs, mobilising resources
and providing technical assistance.
Summary
of outcome regarding cybercrime
Contribution
of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
to the UN Crime Congress:
English /
French
Salvador
Declaration
Speech
of Mr Philippe Boillat
Website
of the UN Crime Congress
Octopus Conference asks UN Crime Congress to promote
global action against Cybercrime based on existing
instruments
[1
April 2010, Strasbourg]
The
Octopus Conference
calls in its "Key Messages" for the best possible
use of already available tools, instruments, good
practices and initiatives and in particular of the
Budapest Convention on Cybercrime which implementation
should be worldwide to sustain legislatives reforms
already underway.
The Conference recommends
the launching by the Council of Europe and the United
Nations of a global action plan to get
a clear picture of criminal justice capacities and
urgent needs, mobilise resources, provide support
and assess progress made.
The Conference
was held on 23-25 March 2010 in Strasbourg and gathered
more than 300 cybercrime experts representing countries
from all continents, international organisations
and the private sector to enhance their cooperation
against Cybercrime
Key
messages from the Octopus Conference
Contribution
of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
to the UN Crime Congress:
English /
French
Council
of Europe press release on Octopus call for a worldwide
implementation of the Budapest Convention
Live
Webcast of the 12th UN Crime Congress
Reference to the Octopus Key Messages made by the
French Minister of Interior (31 March - 1 April
2010, Lille)
[1
April 2010, Strasbourg]
The "Key Messages" of Octopus were
reflected in the speech delivered by the French
Minister of Interior, Mr Brice Hortefeux at the
4th International Forum on Cybercriminality. This
Forum is organised by the French Gendarmerie on
31 March - 1 April 2010 in Lille.
Video
of the French Minister of Interior speech
More
information on the 4th International Forum on Cybercriminality
Key
messages from the Octopus Conference
Website
of the Octopus Conference
"Key Messages from the Octopus Conference" (23-25
March 2010)
[26
March 2010, Strasbourg]
The "Key messages from the Octopus
Conference" adopted during the final plenary session
of the Conference are now available.
Key
messages from the Octopus Conference
Final
list of participants
Videos: Octopus Interface
Conference on Cooperation against Cybercrime (23-25
March 2010, Strasbourg)
[24 March 2010, Strasbourg]
The videos of the plenary sessions and some workshops
are available at:
Videos
of 23 March
-Morning Part 1:
Original Language /
English /
French
-Morning Part 2:
Original Language /
English /
French
-Afternoon Part 1:
Original Language /
English /
French
-Afternoon Part 2:
Original Language /
English /
French
Videos
of 24 March
-Morning Part 1:
Original Language /
English /
French
-Morning Part 2:
Original Language /
English /
French
-Afternoon Part 1:
Original Language /
English /
French
-Afternoon Part 2:
Original Language /
English /
French
Videos
of 25 March
-Morning
Part 1:
Original language /
english /
french
-Morning Part 2:
Original language /
english /
french
Portugal ratified the Convention on Cybercrime and
its Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
(24 March 2010, Strasbourg)
[24 March 2010,
Strasbourg]
Portugal deposited the instrument
of ratification of the Convention on Cybercrime
(ETS 185) and its Additional Protocol concerning
the criminalisation of acts of racist and xenophobic
nature committed through computer systems (ETS 189)
on 24 March 2010, during the Octopus Interface Conference.
Both treaties will enter into force in Portugal
on 1 July 2010.
Treaty
Office website
Current
status of signatures, ratifications and accessions
to the Convention
Current
status of signatures, ratifications and accessions
to the Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
Octopus Interface Conference
on Cooperation against Cybercrime (23-25 March 2010,
Strasbourg)
[17 March 2010, Strasbourg]
The Octopus Interface
Conference 2010 will take place on 23-25 March 2010
in Strabourg. It will be launched with a high-level
panel on “Security and fundamental rights – what
rules for the internet”. The conference will focus
in particular on the need for a global capacity
building effort to enable countries worldwide to
cope with crimes committed on the Internet.
More than 300 experts from all over the world, representing
governments, law enforcement authorities, international
organisations and the Internet industry, will discuss:
- Security and privacy in cloud computing
- Effective
measures against the sexual exploitation and abuse
of children on the internet
- The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime as a global
framework
- Cybercrime training for judges and prosecutors
- Law enforcement responsibilities: the role of
high-tech crime units, CERTs/CSIRTs, ICANN, registries
and registrars
- Mapping networks against cybercrime
- Technical cooperation against cybercrime
The Conference will
take place in the Palais de l'Europe of the Council
of Europe in Strasbourg, France. For those not able
to participate there will be a live webcast of plenary
and some of the workshop sessions at
http://tv.coe.int/webcast.
Programme
Octopus
Conference website
Special
file on the Octopus Conference
Thematic
file on cybercrime
Monaco, Estonia and Microsoft contribute to the
Global Project on Cybercrime (February - March 2010,
Strasbourg)
[16 March 2010, Strasbourg]
Monaco and Estonia have
become new partners and joined the global effort
against cybercrime by making new voluntary contributions
to the Global Project on Cybercrime.
Microsoft
continues to provide a strong and highly valuable
support in the global undertaking against cybercrime
through new funding provided to the Project.
Since its launching in March 2009, the Global
Project on Cybercrime (Phase 2) has been co-funded
by Romania, Monaco, Estonia, Microsoft and McAfee.
Montenegro and Azerbaijan ratified the Convention
on Cybercrime (March 2010, Strasbourg)
[16 March 2010, Strasbourg]
Montenegro and Azerbaijan
deposited the instrument of ratification of the
Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185), respectively
on 3 and 15 March 2010. The Convention on Cybercrime
will enter into force as regards this two States
on 1 July 2010.
28 States are now Parties
to the Convention.
Treaty
Office website
Current
status of signatures, ratifications and accessions
to the
Convention
