Transcript IPTS Workshop on Cyber Crime
IPTS Workshop on Cyber Crime
German Developments
Definition
• No common (international) definitions on High-tech crime Cyber crime Computer crime It-crime • No Internet crime
Definition
German police: Computer crime: all criminal offences containing “ADP” in its elements IT-Crime : all criminal offences aimed at disturbing data networks or using data networks
Statistics
Prosecution Investigation Crime Statistics of Police (http://www.bka.de) Information service on IT-crime
Criminal Investigation Departments
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Federal Police:
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State Police: Bundeskriminalamt 16 States 16 Main offices (in state capitals „Landeskriminalamt“/LKA) ? Field offices in each town
BKA
IT-Crime Unit Intelligence Forensics Internet investigations Internet patrol
State Polices
Landeskriminalämter Computer crime units (investigation) Computer forensic units Field offices Fraud units
Skill
BKA
Trained officers for Internet investigations in two specialised units
Landeskriminalämter
Trained officers for computer crime Few experts for Internet investigations
Field offices
No trained officers
Training
Common concept but no money
Training
Federal Police • Private companies • In-house courses
Training
State Police • Differs from State to State • Introduction by experts of the Federal Police
Awareness
Law Enforcement Inadequate Lack of Readiness Politicians Lack of knowledge of the background
Co-operation
Business world Bankers no information voluntarily Traders fear of rivalry Telecommunication carriers
Co-operation
Industry Lack of knowledge within police Lack of time within police One-way street to industry side
Co-operation
• No fixed working group • Meetings with target groups on current problems ( e.g. ISPs, Internet auctioneers, consumer associations ) • LE - Industry - Conferences
Main Problems
• Lack of trained and equipped officers Privacy • Procedural law • Mutual legal assistance