OSCE trains Armenian and Georgian law enforcement officers on combating cybercrime through computer forensics and network investigation

TBILISI, 26 November 2014 – A two-day training course on combating cybercrime through computer forensics and investigating networks started today in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The event is organized by the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna in co-operation with the OSCE Office in Yerevan and with the support of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs and its Academy.

Law enforcement representatives from Georgia and Armenia will take part in the course with an emphasis on computer forensics and the technical aspects of investigating cybercrime.

The practical training, using European Cybercrime Training Education Group (ECTEG) material on computer forensics and network investigations will be led by Raymond Genoe from the Centre for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigations at University College Dublin.

The regional training courses organized by the OSCE are more than welcome, since it is important that participants have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and exchange practices in the fight cybercrime,” said Shalva Kvinikhidze, Director of International Relations Department at Georgia’s Interior Ministry. “We hope that co-operation with the OSCE will continue in the future in building the capacity of police, including in the area of combating cybercrime.”

Erwann Tor, OSCE Police Affairs Officer and Adviser on the fight Against Cybercrime, said: “With this training we want to enhance the capacity of cybercrime investigators and cyber forensic examiners from law enforcement agencies in Georgia and Armenia as well as to support them in establishing networks.”