Project Outcomes
- Ensure that all activities and outcomes use an integrated data ethics framework and comply with all applicable international, EU and national laws.
- Improve networking between law enforcement and the private sector.
- Provide authorities with a more accurate picture of both reported and unreported cybercrime in the EU.
- Showcase current gaps in cybercrime reporting in the EU and outline factors contributing to these gaps
- Clarify who cyberattack victims should report to and assess the health of current reporting relationships.
- Support European LEAs in investigating forms of cybercrime by researching and developing a tool to analyse potentially malicious emails and identify relevant malware
- Focus on top priority threats presented in EUROPOL’S Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment and enhance the capacity of law enforcement and cybercrime responders.
- Help authorities better detect and handle encryption, creating methods and toolboxes to consolidate extraction and recovery.
- Promote co-operation and collaboration, utilising the European Cybercrime Centre to identify industry shortcomings.
- Improve cross-border collaboration by creating a cluster of EU funded cybercrime and cybersecurity projects, building upon existing relationships.
- Explore the strengths and limitations of cutting-edge technologies and best practices for cross-border collaboration.
- Improve collaboration between law enforcement and cybersecurity vendors by designing and implementing interfaces for cybersecurity software.
- Enhance co-operation between stakeholders to promote industry best practices for investigation, data sharing, and cross-border collaboration.
- Harness a network of partners and stakeholders to consider policy options for bettering EU response to cyberattacks.
- Use the Russian SolarWinds hack as a case study to further explore policy options for EU businesses, policymakers, and the private sector.
- Raise awareness about the project and its results
- Encourage dialogue between the public and stakeholders around policy, detection and prevention of cybercrime.
- Ensure regular communication and collaboration with a variety of industry representatives.
- Develop policy briefs for national and EU policymakers, LEAs and industry leaders