A series of 5 technical webinars was organized by INTERPOL, in the framework of the GLACY+ project, to develop an incremental focus on the topic of Cryptography for Criminal Justice Authorities.

The online events were delivered in the period between 1st and the 10th of December, gathering over 150 participants per each session, representatives of criminal justice authorities, law enforcement agencies, prosecution service, judiciary and other relevant stakeholders in the field of cybercrime.

The webinars provided an overview of the essential concepts of cryptography and their possible use in cybercrime investigations, covering, sequentially: Hash and crypto essentials, Symmetric cryptography, Asymmetric cryptography, Trust in Internet and digital certificates, Fundamentals of Cryptocurrencies.

Participants were engaged in a number of hands-on exercises and live polls, which led to increasing knowledge on the subject matter.

This cycle of webinars follows the series of global appointments dedicated to strengthening technical capacities of criminal justice authorities, and in particular Law Enforcement Agencies, kick-started on the occasion of the three webinars piloted by INTERPOL in September 2020 as part of the E-First course.

The GLACY + project will facilitate further the training on this topic by repeating the series on Cryptography for Criminal Justice Authorities in French in the first quarter of 2021.