CyberSouth Activities
CyberSouth: Joint conference between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and the Council of Europe on counter-terrorism and new technologies
On 10-11 October 2019, the Council of Europe organised jointly with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean a Conference on counter-terrorism and the impact of the new technology, under the framework of the CyberSouth project. The event gathered parliamentarians from Algeria, Cyprus,...
Third Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Network of Contact Points
One of the most tangible achievements of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is the Network of the 24/7 points of contact established under Article 35 of the treaty. Cross-border investigations on cybercrime and electronic evidence require timely and efficient international action between law...
Council of Europe and Eurojust 2nd international conference: Darknet and online sexual violence against children
The second joint conference on cybercrime organized by Eurojust and the Council of Europe focuses on investigations of online sexual violence against children in the Darknet. The event is gathering some 120 participants from countries supported by cybercrime capacity building projects of the...
CyberSouth: Regional workshop on Law enforcement training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence
CyberSouth project in cooperation with Jordan Armed Forces organised a regional workshop on Law Enforcement training strategy on 24-25 September 2019, in Amman, Jordan. The event gathered 35 participants from Law Enforcement agencies of southern countries (Algeria, Tunisia, Marocco and Jordan) as...
CyberSouth: Review of cybercrime legislation against the provisions of the Budapest Convention in Jordan
On 23 of September, under the framework of CyberSouth project a workshop aiming to assess the amendments to the Electronic Crimes Law of Jordan was organised in Amman, Jordan. The activity was supported by Jordanian Army Force and was attended by the members of the Law Committee in charge with...
CyberSouth: Working group meeting to build a manual on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Jordan
Under the framework of Cybersouth project, on the period of 15-19 of September 2019, the first meeting of the working group in charge of developing a manual on cybercrime and electronic evidence for Jordanian magistrates was held in Amman. The meeting was organised jointly with the Judicial...
The CoE Standard Operating Procedures for the collection, analysis and presentation of electronic evidence have been released
The "Standard Operating Procedures" (SOP) have been developed within the framework of the CyberSouth Project and is intended for use by law enforcement and judicial authorities. The aim of the guide is to cover procedures to be followed for the onsite retrieval, securing, transport and handling...
CyberSouth contribution to the Interpol 12th MENA Working Group on Cybercrime for Heads of Units
Interpol 12th MENA (Middle east and North Africa) Working Group on Cybercrime for Heads of Units was held on 16-17 July 2019 in Amman, Jordan, with the support of CyberSouth project and Public Security Department of Jordan. The meeting aimed to review the implementation of last year...
The first Meeting of the National Judicial Trainers on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence
Judges and prosecutors play an important role in the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of individuals or groups that have committed crimes. With the increased number of incidence where these crimes have a digital element, a need is created for judges and prosecutors to be properly...
CyberSouth : Steering Committee
The third Steering Committee meeting of CyberSouth project was held on 9 July 2019 in Strasbourg, France with the participation of representatives from priority countries Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, and partners to the project from France and Romania as well as European...
CyberSouth: Malware analysis training
In the framework of the Joint Project of the European Union and the Council of Europe - CyberSouth, in cooperation with Euromed Police Project and the Tunisian Police Academy, a 5-day intensive technical training on Malware Analysis was delivered on specifically designed infrastructure and...
CyberSouth: Open Source Intelligence Training in Tunisia
In the framework of the CyberSouth Project in cooperation with CT MENA Project, a Sister Pilot Course on Open Source Investigations (based on European Cybercrime Training and Education Group in partnership with University College of Dublin –original version of the course can be found here) was...
CyberSouth: Participation in Euromed police and Justice Regional Workshop for Euro-Mediterranean Cybercrime and Digital Evidence Contact Points
CyberSouth participated in the regional workshop for euro-mediterranean cybercrime and digital evidence contact points along with representatives from the Ministry of Justice of Romania, the Romanian Police, the European Commission, the European Judicial Network, UN CTED, Algeria, Israel, Jordan,...
CyberSouth: Working group meeting to build a manual on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Algeria
On 16-20 June 2019, the first meeting of the working group in charge of developing a manual on cybercrime and electronic evidence for Algerian magistrates was held in Algiers, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Institut Superieur de la Magistrature and the support of the Council...
CyberSouth: Working group meeting to build a manual on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Tunisia
On 10-14 June 2019, the first meeting of the working group in charge of developing a manual on cybercrime and electronic evidence for Tunisian magistrates was held in Tunisia. This first meeting was supported by the CyberSouth project and aimed at discussing the details of the manual and its...
CyberSouth: Supports the delivery of Electronic Evidence Training
During the period of 3-6 June 2019, CEPOL and European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) organised a training on the topic of handling of electronic evidence 36 EU law enforcement officers and prosecutors involved in cybercrime investigations. The aim of the training was to provide to the...
CyberSouth: Supports the adaptation of the E-First e-learning pack in Arabic language
The European Cybercrime Training and Education Group (ECTEG), in collaboration with Council of Europe, UNODC and Portuguese Police organised on the period of 20-25 of May 2019, the E-First Working Group at Judiciary Police Headquarters from Lisbon, Portugal. During this week, a group of 25 ECTEG...
Open Source Tools for Cybercrime Investigation and Digital Forensics - FREETOOL showcase
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), in collaboration with the University College Dublin – Center for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation organised the FREETOOL Showcase Workshop on 15-17 May 2019 at SELEC’s Headquarters, Bucharest, Romania. The event gathered...
Regional workshop towards the elaboration of national reports on the evaluation of cyberthreats
Under the framework of CyberSouth project, on 8-10 April 2019 a regional workshop on the evaluation of cyberthreats was organised at the Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature in Rabat, Morocco, with the support of the General Prosecution Office of Morocco. The event gathered 53 representatives...
CyberSouth: Law Enforcement Training in the area of undercover online operations in combatting cybercrime
Within the framework of the CyberSouth Project, a Law Enforcement Training in the area of undercover online operations in combatting cybercrime was delivered in Bucharest, Romania on 25-29 March 2019. The course aimed through an increased knowledge of different special investigative techniques on...
CyberSouth: Advanced Judicial Training on Cybercrime and E-Evidence in Jordan
Following the initial judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence delivered last November, and under the framework of the CyberSouth project, the Council of Europe in partnership with the Jordan Armed Forces and the Judicial Institute of Jordan organised two sessions of the advanced...
CyberSouth: Darkweb & Cryptocurrencies Course
In the framework of the CyberSouth Project, the course on Darkweb and virtual currencies (developed by European Cybercrime Training and Education Group) was delivered to the law enforcement officers from Middle East and North Africa Region at the Romanian Police Academy, in Bucharest during 5-8...
CyberSouth and GLACY+: Visit of the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco at C-PROC
On 11 of March 2019, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) welcomed the visit of the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr Mohamed AUAJJAR and his delegation. This visit was part of a series of meetings that the Moroccan delegation had scheduled in Romania...
CyberSouth: Integration of judicial training material in Morocco
The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature and the General Prosecution Office of Morocco supported the organization, in the week of 18 to 22 February 2019, of the workshop for integration and developing of the basic and advanced course on cybercrime and...
CyberSouth: ECTEG Live Data Forensics Training
The primary purpose of cybercrime investigations and proceedings is the preservation and production of admissible and reliable evidence that can be used in pre-trial and trial proceedings in criminal cases. Electronic evidence in cases of offences against and by means of computer systems is...
CyberSouth: Briefing meeting with the Embassies regarding cybercrime and electronic evidence
The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Embassy of Lebanon in Romania organized a breakfast briefing on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and activities related to CyberSouth project on 15 of February 2019, in Bucharest, Romania. The briefing addressed representatives from Arab speaking...
CyberSouth: Advanced Judicial Training on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Tunisia
Following the initial judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence delivered last November, under the framework of CyberSouth project, the Council of Europe and the Tunisian Superior Institute of Magistrates (ISM) organised the advanced training session. The training was dedicated to...
CyberSouth: Regional Workshop on Judicial Training Strategy
Within the framework of the CyberSouth project, the Council of Europe organised the first Regional Workshop on Judicial Training Strategy, which took place on 23-25 January 2019 at Grand Serail in Beirut, Lebanon. The purpose of this regional workshop was for priority countries delegates to...
CyberSouth: Advanced Judicial Training on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in Lebanon
Council of Europe in partnership with the Ministry of Justice in Lebanon organised on 16, 17 and 19 of January 2019, under the framework of CyberSouth project, an advanced judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence. This training session was delivered to the magistrates who...
CyberSouth: E-First Working Group
Within the framework of CyberSouth project, on 14-18 January 2019, the Council of Europe and European Cybercrime Training and Education Group (ECTEG) supported the working group of the E-FIRST project aimed at strengthening law enforcement capacities worldwide. Twenty four experts from EU...
CyberSouth: Second Steering Committee meeting
The Second Steering Committee of the project was held in Strasbourg on 26 of November 2018, before the 20th Plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee. Representatives of national project teams, project partners such as the European Commission, the Romanian National Police, the Directorate...
CyberSouth: Internal Security Forces in Lebanon trained magistrates on electronic evidence
Following the judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence that was held in Beirut on 11-15 September 2018, under the framework of CyberSouth project, the Lebanese magistrates requested to have a practical training on handling electronic evidence in criminal cases. The Internal...
CyberSouth: Study visit in Morocco
Within the framework of the CyberSouth project, a study visit was conducted in Morocco, on 10-11 December 2018 in order to improve the partnership and the dialogue with the country, to assess the needs and to identify new opportunities for cooperation. The Council of Europe delegation had the...
CyberSouth: Advanced judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Algeria
Within the framework of CyberSouth projet, and with the support of the Ministry of Justice of Algeria, the advanced judicial training on cybercrime investigations and electronic evidence was organised in Alger from 3-6 December 2018. This training session was dedicated to the magistrates who...
CyberSouth: Basic Judicial Training in Jordan
Within the framework of the CyberSouth project, a basic judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence was held on 19, 21 and 22 November 2018 in Amman at the Judicial Institute of Jordan. The aim of this activity was to provide to civilian and military judges and prosecutors basic...
CyberSouth: Study visit in Tunisia
Within the framework of the CyberSouth project – a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe – a study visit was conducted in Tunisia on 19-21 November 2018 in order to meet with competent authorities responsible for addressing cybercrime and e-evidence issues in the field of...
CyberSouth: Workshop on cybercrime legislation in Jordan
CyberSouth in cooperation with Jordan Armed Forces, Judicial Institute of Jordan and High Judicial Council organised a workshop dedicated to Jordanian legal framework on cybercrime on 18 November 2018 in Amman. The meeting facilitated in depth discussions on the gaps of the current legislation on...
CyberSouth: Workshop on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
The Parliament of Lebanon has adopted the draft law on cybercrime that will come into force in January 2019. Ten years ago already Lebanon started considering the benefits of joining the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. After adopting the legislation in line with the Budapest Convention,...
CyberSouth: Round table on cybersecurity strategy
Lebanon has decided to adopt a Cybersecurity strategy to validate and give prominence to the ongoing work of Security agencies in protecting of the critical infrastructures of the country. The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Said Hariri, nominated a Committee with representatives from Ministry of...
CyberSouth: Workshop on online fraud and electronic payment frauds
The joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe – CyberSouth – with the support of Romanian National Police and the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) organised a workshop on online fraud and electronic payment fraud, in Bucharest on 12-14...
CyberSouth: Introductory Judicial Course on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Tunisia
On 12-14 November, the Council of Europe in partnership with the Superior Institute of Magistrates (L’instiut superieur de la Magistrature) organised in Tunis, Tunisia, under the framework of CyberSouth project a basic judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The training was...
CyberSouth: Study visit in Algeria
Within the framework of CyberSouth, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, a study visit was conducted in Algeria during 7-8 November 2018. The activity was aiming to have a better overview of the current cybercrime capabilities of the D.G.S.N. (Direction Générale de la...
CyberSouth: Workshop on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in Jordan
On the period of 08-09 October 2018, under the framework of CyberSouth project, a joint programme of the European Union and Council of Europe, a workshop on legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence took place in Amman, Jordan. The activity was organised by the Jordan Armed Forces and the...
CyberSouth: Advanced Judicial Training on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Morocco
Following the initial judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence delivered last May, with the support of CyberSouth project, the Moroccan Superior Institute for Magistrates organised the advanced training session. The training was dedicated to the magistrates who successfully...
CyberSouth: Basic Judicial Training on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Algeria
Under the framework of CyberSouth project, the Council of Europe in partnership with the Ministry of Justice in Algeria organised a basic judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence that took place on 23 - 27 September 2018 in Algiers, Algeria. The training was delivered to...
CyberSouth: Study visits in cybercrime specialised units and CERT-RO
The joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe – CyberSouth – with the support of Romanian National Police, Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) organised a study visit for selected legal...
CyberSouth: Basic Judicial Training on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Lebanon
Council of Europe in partnership with the Ministry of Justice in Lebanon organised on 11-15 September 2018, under the framework of CyberSouth project, a basic judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The aim of this activity was to provide to judges and prosecutors basic knowledge...
CyberSouth: Workshop on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in Tunisia
Within the framework of CyberSouth project on cybercrime capacity building, Council of Europe organised a workshop on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime at the National School of Administration (Ecole Nationale d’Administration) on 6-7 September 2018, in Tunis, Tunisia. The Budapest Convention...
CyberSouth: Workshop on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in Algeria
The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria held a workshop on Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, at Résidence des magistrats in Algiers, on 2 September 2018. This workshop was an opportunity to present the Budapest Convention to...
CyberSouth: Advisory mission on the creation and organisation of CSIRT
Following the request of Internal Security Forces of Lebanon (ISF), CyberSouth project, a joint-project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, in cooperation with CT MENA project and Technical Assistance Facility project for the Government of Lebanon organised on the period of 29-30...
CyberSouth: Advisory mission on the establishment of the 24/7 contact point in Tunisia
The advisory mission on the establishment of the 24/7 contact point in Tunisia was held at the “Ecole des Officiers” at Salambo, on 27 August 2018 at the request of Tunisian authorities. The aim of the meeting was to explain the role of the 24/7 contact point in the sense of Article 35 of the...
CyberSouth: Adaptation of the Judicial training for CyberSouth priority countries
The meeting on the Adaptation of the judicial training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence was held during 30 July-3 August 2018 in Strasbourg, France. The meeting gathered representatives from Algeria, Belgium, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia from specialised cybercrime units,...
Morocco joins the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
Today, Morocco has deposited the instruments of accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism. With Morocco’s accession, the Convention on Cybercrime has now 60 states parties. A further 11 States have signed it or been invited to accede....
Snapshot of Council of Europe’s approach on Cybercrime and electronic evidence and CyberSouth project
Understand in one click the approach of the Council of Europe on cybercrime and electronic evidence and the fields of action of the latest capacity building programme of the Council of Europe, CyberSouth. Watch the video here! Learn more about CyberSouth
CyberSouth: Assessment visit in Jordan
Within the framework of CyberSouth, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, an assessment visit was conducted in Jordan during 4-6 June in order to meet with competent authorities responsible for addressing cybercrime and e-evidence issues in the field of criminal...
CyberSouth: Basic judicial training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Morocco
Within the framework of the joint project of the European Union and Council of Europe – CyberSouth, a basic judicial training was delivered to 20 magistrates from Morocco from 14-17 May 2018. The objective of this activity was to improve the knowledge of the magistrates to handle electronic...
CyberSouth conducted a study visit of specialized units on cybercrime in Lebanon
In the second week of May, under CyberSouth Project, a study visit was conducted with the support of our partners from CT MENA. The aim of this activity was to assess and have a better overview of the current cybercrime capabilities of Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Lebanon regarding...
CyberSouth: Participation at the 1st EuroMed Conference on Digital Evidence
CyberSouth project country teams participated in the 1st Euromed Conference on Digital Evidence, organized by Euromed Police and Euromed Justice, took place on 23rd -25th April 2018 in Lisbon. The Conference brought together representatives from the South Partner Countries, and EU Member States...
CyFy 2018 Africa Conference
The CyFy 2018 Africa Conference on Cyber Security and Internet Governance was held from 10 to 12 May in Tangier, Morocco. Topics discussed involved collaboration between private sector and civil society with governments to provide universal digital access. This CyFy Africa is a first step towards...
CyberSouth: Developing partnerships in fighting against cybercrime in the MENA region
Interpol General Secretariat co-hosted the 11th Middle East and North Africa Working Group Meeting on Cybercrime for Heads of Units in cooperation with the project CyberSouth during 4-5 April 2018 at the Algerian Police - Directorate General for National Security. Topics discussed during the...
CyberSouth Launching Conference: a successful start
The Launching Conference of CyberSouth started on March 21st with a series of sessions on cybercrime policies and strategies in the Southern Neighbourhood Region, and with an overview of the assessment visits conducted last year in the priority countries of the project. The opening of the...
Tunisia invited to join the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
Tunisia was invited today to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. With Tunisia, 71 States are now either Parties (56), have signed it (4) or been invited to accede (11). Through the project CyberSouth, the Council of Europe and the European Union are supporting Tunisia in the further...
CyberSouth: Workshop on Responses to the challenge of cybercrime
On the 5th of March 2018, the Council of Europe and the Jordanian Armed Forces organized a joint workshop on responses to the challenge of cybercrime. The aim of the workshop was to open a dialogue between the Council of Europe and Jordanian authorities to share experience and best practices...
CyberSouth: Basic judicial training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Lebanon
The Council of Europe implemented in Beirut on 16th February 2018, the first Introductory Judicial Training Course for Magistrates which took place at the Ministry of Justice. The objective of this activity was to improve the knowledge of the magistrates to handle electronic evidence in an...
CyberSouth: Assessment visit in Algeria
Within the framework of CyberSouth, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, an assessment visit was conducted in Algeria during 10-14 December in order to meet with competent authorities responsible for addressing cybercrime and e-evidence issues in the field of criminal...
Council of Europe at the 3rd Anti-Cybercrime Forum
The Council of Europe was invited to participate in the 3rd Anti-Cybercrime Forum on 29 November 2017, in order to present the CyberSouth project. The Council of Europe took the opportunity of this panel to present the approach it has worldwide regarding the capacity building on cybercrime with...
CyberSouth: Assessment visit in Lebanon
The Council of Europe conducted an assessment visit mission in Lebanon during 27-30 November 2017. The mission offered the occasion to conduct interviews with different institutions, such as the Ministry of Justice (Director General, Prosecutor General, President of the training institution, and...
CyberSouth: Assessment visit in Tunisia
The Council of Europe conducted its first assessment visit mission in Tunisia to meet key institutions in charge of cybercrime matters. The event took place during 13-17 November 2017, where the Tunisian authorities availed the possibility for discussion and exchange of high level officials from...
The Budapest Convention and its explanatory report finally available in Arabic
Within the framework of CyberSouth, the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its explanatory report have been translated in Arabic. This is a first step before the launching of activities. The European Union/Council of Europe funded project officially started on 1 July 2017. The Additional...
Coming soon: “Cyber South”
The European Union and the Council of Europe will soon launch a new project “Cyber South” to support countries of the Southern Neighbourhood to address the challenges of cybercrime and electronic evidence. Experts from Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia reached agreement on the...
