CyberCrimeEAP/CyberCrime@IPA:
Intra-Regional Workshop on "Criminal Money Flows on the Internet" (27-29
February 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine)
[Strasbourg, 6 February 2012] About 80 representatives from the two
project areas will meet in Kyiv to exchange experiences and discuss recent
developments related to criminal money on the Internet.
The
event is 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 will follow the meeting of the Financial Action Task Force in Paris
- which is expected to adopt new consolidated Recommendations – and thus
will discussed the implications of these Recommendations on measures against
criminal money on the Internet.
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
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