OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan continues to support seminars on countering cybercrimes in Kazakhstan

Two online seminars concluded on 24 September 2021 in Nur-Sultan. One seminar was on the characteristics of cyberattacks and the other on investigating criminal cases related to Internet fraud.

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the events in co-operation with the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office/Hub to Counter Global Threats.

Some 40 law enforcement officials of the Prosecutor's offices, the Committee for National Security, the Anti-corruption Service, the Economic Investigations Service of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Main Directorate of the Military Police from across Kazakhstan took part in the seminars.

International experts familiarized participants with the concept of cyberattacks, the spread and consequences of cyberattacks, the methodology for investigating cybercrimes associated with the creation and distribution of malware, and forensics and malware examination. They also covered creating and distributing malicious programmes, and the process of collecting digital evidence. Experts also shared international experiences in criminal cases related to Internet fraud, and mutual legal assistance in criminal cases related to Internet fraud among other topics.

These events are part of the Programme Office’s multi-year efforts to build law enforcement officers’ capacity to counter cybercrimes in Kazakhstan.