The Law Enforcement Academy of Kazakhstan, in partnership with the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), hosts this week a four-day training course dedicated to enhancing Kazakhstan’s capabilities in financial investigations, virtual currencies, and ransomware response.
The training, held at the Cyber Polygon facility in Kosshy, Kazakhstan, has gathered law enforcement professionals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Financial Monitoring Agency, the Anticorruption Agency, and the Law Enforcement Academy of Kazakhstan.
Featuring lectures, practical exercises, and case studies, the course covers a variety of topics, such as techniques for tracing digital financial flows and fraud schemes, handling and seizing virtual currencies, blockchain analysis, investigative methods for Darknet operations and ransomware response, as well as strengthening international cooperation in cross-border cyber investigations.
Parallel discussions with participants on the margins of this event revealed a strong demand for a more advanced, deeper-level training on the topic. Furthermore, specialised training courses for first responders in other regions of Kazakhstan would be of benefit to ensure broader access to critical cybercrime response skills across Kazakhstan.
This initiative is a continuation of the Council of Europe’s commitment under the Octopus Project to support Kazakhstan in developing effective responses to cybercrime, as the country works towards meeting the standards of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention).
The Council of Europe gratefully acknowledges voluntary contributions of the donors to the Octopus Project.
Octopus Project webpage
Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC)
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