Marking the 25th anniversary of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
Octopus Conference 2026: Two more weeks to go until the global cybercrime community meets in Strasbourg. Livestreamed sessions available
The Octopus Conference organised by the Council of Europe every 12 to 18 months constitutes one of the biggest and finest platforms of exchange in cybercrime and electronic evidence, gathering experts from more than 100 countries, international organisations, private sector and academia. Looking...
From fake news to strategic action: CyberSEE and CyberEast+ joined forces for training law enforcement and cybersecurity experts from Western Balkans, Türkiye, Moldova and Ukraine
From 29 to 30 September 2026, the CyberSEE and CyberEast+ joint projects of the European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre (WB3C), organised a regional workshop on strategies to combat disinformation, at the WB3C premises, in...
Second Additional Protocol implementation advances through legislative support from CyberSEE Project and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action in Kosovo*
From 29 to 30 September 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe alongside the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project, supported the Ministry of Justice of Kosovo in the organisation of a two-day workshop in Pristina to support the promotion and...
Seventh Underground Economy Conference convenes at Council of Europe’s headquarters: advancing global co-operation against cybercrime
From 7 to 10 September 2026, the Council of Europe, together with Team Cymru, its longstanding partner, co-organised the seventh edition of the Underground Economy Conference in Strasbourg, France. Building on its role as a global hub for law enforcement, cybersecurity professionals, private...
CyberSEE and CyberSPEX joined CyberSea Festival 2026 to advance cyber resilience and international co-operation against cybercrime
From 28 to 30 July 2026, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) through the CyberSEE and CyberSPEX projects, took part in the CyberSea Festival 2026 organised in Mamaia, Romania by Women4Cyber Romania, in co-operation with the Council of Europe, the National Directorate...
CyberSEE Project and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: The Western Balkans Working Group on Digital Assets Investigation advances investigation skills with its second regional workshop in Budva
The CyberSEE project in co-operation with the CEPOL Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism (WB PaCT) project enhanced the investigative capacities through the organisation of the Western Balkans Working Group on Digital Asset Investigations, in Budva, Montenegro, from 29 June to...
CyberSEE: Montenegrin National Working Group gathers to discuss legal amendments for the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 1-2 July 2026, Petrovac, Montenegro hosted a workshop organised by the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice of Montenegro. Building upon the continuous capacity building efforts and the workshop in October 2025,...
From evidence acquisition to analysis: CyberSEE workshop strengthens regional digital forensics capacities
Between 9 and 11 June 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised the Regional workshop on basic digital forensics – from evidence acquisition to analysis and reporting, in Dürres, Albania. The event brought together 24 practitioners from law...
CyberSEE reinforces regional capacities to combat online child sexual exploitation at AP Twins annual expert meeting 2026
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the reinforcement of capacities to fight against online child sexual abuse, through the participation of 13 investigators and team leaders from South-East Europe and Türkiye in the AP Twins annual expert meeting...
Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action and CyberSEE Project: Strengthening the capacities of magistrates to address cybercrime and electronic evidence remains a key priority
A group of 29 judicial magistrates from across Kosovo* gathered in Istog on 9-10 June 2026 for the second edition of the Introductory training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence, organised under the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project and CyberSEE Project in co-operation with the...
CyberSEE supports strengthening of the cybercrime investigation capacities in the region
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the enhancement of criminal justice capacities to fight against cybercrime through the participation of 16 law enforcement, intelligence and financial crime investigators from the countries in the South-East...
Driving inclusive Digital Governance: CyberEast+ and CyberSEE foster multi-stakeholder collaboration at EuroDIG 2026 and beyond; CyberSEE’s 5th Steering Committee advances regional co-operation
The 2026 session of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), supported by the European Commission and hosted by EURid on 26 and 27 May 2026 brought together 800 + participants, both online and onsite, from governments, international organisations, the private sector, civil society,...
CyberSEE supports implementation of “Cyber Guard”, Serbia’s national platform for reporting high-tech crime
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the implementation of the “Cyber Guard”, the newly established national platform for reporting high-tech crime, through three dedicated workshops.. Held in Novi Sad (7 May), Niš (13 May), and Zlatibor (20 May...
CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, CyberSPEX, GLACY-e and Octopus Projects: The Cyber Games and Digital Security Challenge 2026 - The second edition takes the global fight against cybercrime to Africa
Organised in Marrakech from 19 to 21 May 2026 within the framework of the CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, CyberSPEX, GLACY-e and Octopus projects and in close partnership with INTERPOL and Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and General Directorate for Information Systems Security...
CyberSEE: Strengthening Dark Web and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigative capacities across the Western Balkans
Between 27 and 30 April 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the Albanian State Police in organising their first activity as co-leaders of the Operational Action 6.2 under EMPACT policy cycle, in co-operation with the Western Balkans Cyber...
C-PROC's Head of Office meets with Ambassador of Montenegro in Bucharest to discuss ongoing and prospective technical assistance on cybercrime and electronic evidence
On 27 April, following the discussions during the Twelfth anniversary of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) and meeting with the diplomatic community, His Excellency Mr Danilo Brajović, Ambassador of Montenegro in Bucharest, convened a meeting with the...
CyberSEE, CyberSouth+ and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: Strengthening regional co-operation and operational capacities to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse
Investigating online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) is one of the most challenging and sensitive topic as it requires highly specialised skills from law enforcement, given the vulnerability of the victims and the complexity and seriousness of the offences involved. To strengthen...
CyberEast+, CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, GLACY-e: Enhancing knowledge of cybercrime experts through a regional cybercrime co-operation exercise
From 7 to 9 April 2026, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), through CyberEast+, Cyber SEE, CyberSouth+ and GLACY-e, joint projects of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, supported a regional technical co-operation exercise themed with incident handling...
C-PROC: Strengthened global response to cybercrime through the first edition of the Cyber-Skills Sharing Programme
Between January and March 2026, in 35 countries across the globe, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) implemented the Cyber-Skills Sharing Programme through the CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, GLACY-e and Octopus projects. The first edition of the Programme brought together...
Extending impact: CYBERKOP Action will continue through 2026, advancing capacities to combat cybercrime
The CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project has been extended until the end of 2026, allowing the initiative to continue its work in strengthening capacities to combat cybercrime at both the domestic and regional level. Since the extension, activities have continued at a dynamic pace, with several...