OSCE Office trains law enforcement representatives on countering cybercrime in Kazakhstan

An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar on countering cybercrime for representatives of Kazakhstan’s law-enforcement agencies began on 15 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The event is co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the US Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Interior Ministry for some 30 officials from the Interior and Justice Ministries, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Revenues Committee of the Ministry of Finance, the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Countering Corruption, the Committee for Financial Monitoring of the Ministry of Finance and the Almaty Police Academy.

The participants will be trained through the Basic Investigation of Computers and Electronic Crimes Program (BICEP), which is led by the American experts.

The entry-level course is for law enforcement personnel who process electronic evidence or investigate cybercrimes. They will learn about the fundamentals of computer hardware, networks, countering hacking techniques, information security, Internet resources, and the handling of electronic evidence. 

Law enforcement personnel will be prepared to act as first responders to a variety of electronic and cybercrime crimes. Course materials were designed for the participants who do not need any prior skills beyond basic experience with a Microsoft Windows computer and Internet familiarity.

The training seminar is part of the OSCE Programme Office’s activities in combatting transnational threats, money laundering, financing of terrorism and preventing the abuse of the Internet for criminal purposes.