CyberSouth Activities

Council of Europe and EUROJUST: Cooperation on ransomware
On 3 and 4 November, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe and EUROJUST jointly organised an international workshop on criminal investigations of ransomware attacks. EUROPOL highlighted that only 1% of such attacks are reported and that this offence remains one of the most...
The sixth Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Network of Contact Points
On 21 October 2022, the Council of Europe organised the sixth Annual Meeting of 24/7 Network of Contact Points, in the Hague, Netherlands. Under Article 35 of the Budapest Convention, the 24/7 Network facilitates immediate assistance for cybercrime investigations and collection of electronic...
CyberSouth and Algeria: Judicial training on e-evidence and international co-operation
The joint European Union – Council of Europe CyberSouth project, together with the Algerian Ministry of Justice, organised two judicial training courses for judges and prosecutors in Algiers, Algeria from 2-6 October 2022. The courses aimed at strengthening the knowledge and skills of criminal...
CyberSouth: Judicial training on e-evidence in Lebanon
From 27–30 September 2022, the CyberSouth joint project of the Council of Europe and the European Union partnered with the EU – ACT project “Advance Counter Terrorism for Lebanon Security” to organise a training course on electronic evidence for prosecutors and judges, in Beirut, Lebanon. The...
CyberSouth: Workshop on cybercrime legislation in Jordan
On 21–22 September 2022, the CyberSouth joint European Union-Council of Europe project, in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Force and the Jordanian Judicial Institute, organised a Workshop on cybercrime legislation, the provisions of the Budapest Convention and its Second Additional Protocol....
Underground Economy Conference 2022 – a prime example of public/private cooperation
From 5 to 8 September 2022, the Council of Europe co-hosted for the third time the Underground Economy Conference at the Palais de l’Europe. This prominent international information security event, co-organised by Team Cymru and the Council of Europe, brought together around 500 experts from law...
CyberSouth: Judicial Training Course on International Co-operation on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in Lebanon
From 13 to 15 July 2022, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), within the framework of the joint European Union – Council of Europe CyberSouth project and in co-operation with the Lebanese Ministry of Justice, organised a judicial training course on international...
International Network of National Judicial Trainers: Kick-off meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on judicial training strategies on cybercrime and electronic evidence
The Ad Hoc Working Group on judicial training strategies on cybercrime and electronic evidence established under the umbrella of the International Network of National Judicial Trainers on cybercrime reunited online on 12 July for the kick-off meeting on the preparation of a guidebook on judicial...
CyberSouth: National Workshop on the application of the Second Addition Protocol to the Budapest Convention for Lebanese authorities
On 28 June 2022, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), within the framework of the CyberSouth project and in cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Justice, organised a National Workshop on the Second Addition Protocol to the Budapest Convention on enhanced...
CyberSouth: National Workshop on the application of the Second Additional Protocol to Budapest Convention, organised for Algerian authorities
On 21 June 2022, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), within the framework of the CyberSouth project and in cooperation with the Algerian Ministry of Justice, organised a National Workshop on the Second Addition Protocol to the Budapest Convention on enhanced...
CyberSouth: The 8th Steering Committee takes stock of the achievements and identifies new joint activities with the countries from the Southern Neighbourhood region
On 16 and 17 June 2022, the European Commission and the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe together with representatives from Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan met for the 8th Steering Committee meeting of the CyberSouth project, in Bucharest, Romania. The meeting aimed at...
C-PROC is recruiting Financial Assistant
Are you experienced in carrying out financial support tasks? Are you well organised and reliable? Do you have the potential to carry out multiple administrative and technical tasks in the financial field and ensure accurate and reliable budget and accounting records and reports in compliance with...
Conference on e-evidence and data protection in criminal matters in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
In close coordination with the French Ministry of Justice and under the French Presidency to the EU Council, the EuroMed Justice Programme organised the “Conference on e-evidence and data protection in criminal matters in the cross-Euro-Mediterranean region”. The event took place in Lyon, France...
Moroccan magistrates acquire new training skills on cybercrime and electronic evidence
On 23 May 2022 the Council of Europe Office in Rabat and the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), in co-operation with the Public Prosecution Office and the High Judicial Council of Morocco opened the training course Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) on cybercrime and...
International law enforcement training course on investigating ransomware attacks organised by the Council of Europe brings together 34 countries from different world’s regions
On 3 and 4 May 2022, the Council of Europe Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) organised an online international law enforcement training course on investigating ransomware attacks. The event, which gathered around 120 practitioners from 34 countries (Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,...
Enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence: 22 countries open the way by signing the Second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention
The Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence, was opened for signature on 12 May in Strasbourg, France within the framework of a hybrid international conference (www.coe.int/cyber2AP) organised...
12-13 May: International conference and opening for signature of the 2nd Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Following almost four years of negotiations (September 2017 – May 2021) and formal approval on 17 November 2021, the 2nd Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is now to be opened for signature by the Parties to the Convention at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France,...
CyberSouth: Training of Trainers on cybercrime and e-evidence for magistrates in Algeria
From 28 to 31 March 2022, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), whithin the framework of the CyberSouth project and in cooperation with the Algerian Ministry of Justice, organised a Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) on cybercrime and electronic evidence for...
CyberSouth: Training of Trainers on cybercrime and e-evidence for magistrates in Lebanon
The CyberSouth project in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Lebanon, organised a Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) on cybercrime and electronic evidence for Lebanese magistrates, from 22 to 25 March 2022 in Beirut, Lebanon. In the given international context, strengthening of...
GLACY+/CyberSouth: Guide for law enforcement training strategies on cybercrime and electronic evidence published
On 5 April, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) and the INTERPOL Cybercrime Directorate published a Guide for Developing Law Enforcement Training Strategies on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence. The guide was prepared under the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended...