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...
GLACY-e: Second group of Brazilian judges strengthens knowledge and expertise on cybercrime and electronic evidence
A second group of Brazilian judges has completed the introductory course on cybercrime and electronic evidence, held in Rio de Janeiro from 23 to 25 September 2026 with the support of the Council of Europe’s GLACY-e project, co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe. The course...
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...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX: 11th INTERPOL Americas Working Group on cybercrime strengthens regional and operational co-operation
The 11th Meeting of the INTERPOL Americas Working Group of Heads of Cybercrime Units took place from 31 August to 4 September 2026 in Asunción, Paraguay, bringing together 70 representatives from 19 countries across the Americas and 13 representatives from public and private organisations to...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX projects: Mexican criminal justice experts strengthen cybercrime and e-evidence skills through training and practical tools
From 2 to 4 September 2026, the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Querétaro, Mexico, organised an introductory course on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The training, developed within the framework of the GLACY-e and CyberSPEX projects,...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX: Asian hub countries meet in Bucharest to consolidate their regional roles and discuss the Second Additional Protocol with EU member states
From 17 to 19 August 2026, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) convened a three-day regional meeting in Bucharest, bringing together the two Asian hub countries of the GLACY-e project - the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Organised jointly under the GLACY-e and CyberSPEX...
GLACY-e and Octopus Project: Uruguay advances the Criminal Procedure Code reform for strengthening the electronic evidence framework
On 21 July 2026, the GLACY-e joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe contributed to the session of the Commission for Constitution and Legislation of the Uruguayan Senate, where legislators debated a landmark reform of the country's Criminal Procedure Code incorporating new...
GLACY-e supports international dialogue on cybercrime and scam centres at EU Crime Fighting Week 2026
The GLACY-e project, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, contributed to the EU Crime Fighting Week 2026 in Brussels, organised under the EU Global Threats Programme. The event brought together a diverse audience from both private and private sector, to exchange on...
GLACY-e: Cybercrime Working Group gathers for third meeting to discuss legislation implementation challenges
Under the leadership of PILON's Cybercrime Working Group, representatives from ten Pacific Island nations (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) convened in Nadi, Fiji for the last meeting on elaborating the...
GLACY-e Project: Fifth Steering Committee meeting
On 5 June 2026, the GLACY-e joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe convened its fifth Steering Committee meeting in Strasbourg and online, gathering representatives of the European Commission, INTERPOL and national teams from 33 project countries across four continents....
GLACY-e: Brazil reinforced its capacities to fight against cybercrime by establishing the first pool of trainers among judges with advanced knowledge on cybercrime and electronic evidence
For the first time, a dedicated pool of judges as trainers has been established in Brazil to advance the fight against cybercrime and strengthen the handling of electronic evidence. This achievement was marked by the conclusion of an advanced five-day judicial training, held in Rio de Janeiro and...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX: Strengthening trans-regional co-operation in the fight against cybercrime: regional roundtable advances implementation of the Second Additional Protocol
The GLACY-e and CyberSPEX joint projects of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported Argentina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Portugal and Spain to advance in the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol...
GLACY-e: Federal judges in Brazil completed the course on adult training methodologies
25 federal judges from Brazil enhanced their training knowledge through a successful completion of a two-day online “Training of Trainers: Adult Training Methodologies” course, organised under the GLACY-e project, an initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The course was...
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...
GLACY-e: Brazil advances cybercrime justice with new training-of-trainers program
Brazil has taken a major step in its fight against cybercrime with the launch of a state-level judicial training-of-trainers program under the GLACY-e project, co-funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union. After completing the introductory judicial course on the CYBOX platform in May...
GLACY-e: Peruvian judges and prosecutors trained on gender dimensions of cybercrime
A specialized Train the Trainers workshop on gendered aspects of cybercrime was held in Lima, Peru, from 21 to 24 April, bringing together 27 judges and prosecutors to strengthen the criminal justice response to gender-based offences in the digital environment. Organized within the framework of...
Costa Rica becomes the fourth state to ratify the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 15 April 2026, Costa Rica ratified the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence (CETS No. 224). Costa Rica becomes the fourth country to ratify the Protocol, bringing it closer to its entry into force. Opened for...
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...
GLACY-e: Multi-stakeholder dialogue on enhancing data protection framework in Fiji
The GLACY-e project, in cooperation with EU CyberNet supported the Ministry of Policing and Communications of Fiji in the organisation of a series of awareness sessions on the importance of a data protection framework in advancement of Fiji's progress towards its first data protection...