About our SID activities
MODEL OF IMPACTING AND PROMOTING CHANGE IN CYBERCRIME CAPACITIES
- We acknowledge that while Internet and communication technologies expand, its use for criminal purposes by individuals and criminal organisations increases too. This poses a significant threat to Member States, especially those with limited capacities to prevent and combat cybercrime.
- We recognise that while Member States experience similar cybercrime threats, the challenges to address them are unique, since each one as differentiated cybercrime frameworks, structures and level of expertise.
- We offer tailored support to foster positive change by means of:
- Identifying national and regional technical and structural needs
- Establishing specialised units promoting sustainable capacities, such as digital forensic laboratories
- Providing specialised knowledge, tools and capacities
- Establishing reporting mechanisms in cooperation with civil society and government institutions
- Promoting cooperation among all actors, including public-private partnerships and civil society engagement
The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime model of impacting Member States’ capacities in cybercrime is a gradual and multi-disciplinary process. Each stage depends on the circumstances of each country and their level of commitment to strengthen their capabilities.
In general terms, the model consists of following steps:
- Understanding of the landscape of threat
- Effective legal and operational frameworks
- Trained personnel and specialised services
- Adequate equipment and tools
- Inter-agency and international cooperation
- Public awareness
- Engagement of civil society
What we are doing to create a better internet...
The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime promotes long-term and sustainable capacity building to prevent and counter cybercrime by means of establishing and strengthening specialized national capacities in six areas:
- Cyber investigations
- Digital forensics
- Digital evidence
- Virtual assets
- Online Child sexual abuse and exploitation
- Cybercrime prevention
The package of services includes both technical assistance and capacity building throughout the entire spectrum of the criminal phenomenon: from prevention to adjudication of the crime. We work on creating awareness and educating vulnerable groups and key stakeholders (teachers, parents, civil society organizations, private sector and government officials) in safe and responsible use of Information and Communication Technologies, as well as on developing cybercrime reporting structures.
We work on detection and disruption of criminal activity, investigation on the clear and the darknet, collection and analysis of digital evidence and litigation of evidence at court. We offer an advanced package of services on crime prevention and criminal justice responses related to the criminal use of virtual assets and online child sexual abuse and exploitation. This expertise is delivered through a holistic technical assistance package covering: capacity building, cooperation, regulatory framework and prevention.
About us
Cybercrime poses an ever-evolving global threat, which requires a global response. The complex nature of the crime as one that takes place in the border-less realm of cyberspace is compounded by the increasing amount of evidence of all sorts of traditional crime in digital form. Perpetrators of cybercrime and their victims are located in different regions, and its effects can ripple through societies around the world, highlighting the need to mount an urgent, dynamic, rule of law-based and international response.
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 2024. The Convention is a comprehensive global treaty, which provides States with a range of essential tools and measures to combat the criminal use of information and communication technologies. UNODC is mandated to promote and support the ratification and implementation of the Convention.
UNODC promotes long-term and sustainable capacity-building in the fight against cybercrime through supporting national structures and action. Specifically, UNODC draws upon its specialised expertise on criminal justice systems to provide technical assistance in prevention and awareness-raising, legislative reform, revamping of law enforcement capabilities, international cooperation, forensic support as well as in data collection, research and analysis on cybercrime.
The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime develops tailored technical assistance and capacity-building in support of Member States’ efforts in preventing and combating cybercrime.
About our SID activities
MODEL OF IMPACTING AND PROMOTING CHANGE IN CYBERCRIME CAPACITIES
- We acknowledge that while Internet and communication technologies expand, its use for criminal purposes by individuals and criminal organisations increases too. This poses a significant threat to Member States, especially those with limited capacities to prevent and combat cybercrime.
- We recognise that while Member States experience similar cybercrime threats, the challenges to address them are unique, since each one as differentiated cybercrime frameworks, structures and level of expertise.
- We offer tailored support to foster positive change by means of:
- Identifying national and regional technical and structural needs
- Establishing specialised units promoting sustainable capacities, such as digital forensic laboratories
- Providing specialised knowledge, tools and capacities
- Establishing reporting mechanisms in cooperation with civil society and government institutions
- Promoting cooperation among all actors, including public-private partnerships and civil society engagement
The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime model of impacting Member States’ capacities in cybercrime is a gradual and multi-disciplinary process. Each stage depends on the circumstances of each country and their level of commitment to strengthen their capabilities.
In general terms, the model consists of following steps:
- Understanding of the landscape of threat
- Effective legal and operational frameworks
- Trained personnel and specialised services
- Adequate equipment and tools
- Inter-agency and international cooperation
- Public awareness
- Engagement of civil society
What we are doing to create a better internet...
The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime promotes long-term and sustainable capacity building to prevent and counter cybercrime by means of establishing and strengthening specialized national capacities in six areas:
- Cyber investigations
- Digital forensics
- Digital evidence
- Virtual assets
- Online Child sexual abuse and exploitation
- Cybercrime prevention
The package of services includes both technical assistance and capacity building throughout the entire spectrum of the criminal phenomenon: from prevention to adjudication of the crime. We work on creating awareness and educating vulnerable groups and key stakeholders (teachers, parents, civil society organizations, private sector and government officials) in safe and responsible use of Information and Communication Technologies, as well as on developing cybercrime reporting structures.
We work on detection and disruption of criminal activity, investigation on the clear and the darknet, collection and analysis of digital evidence and litigation of evidence at court. We offer an advanced package of services on crime prevention and criminal justice responses related to the criminal use of virtual assets and online child sexual abuse and exploitation. This expertise is delivered through a holistic technical assistance package covering: capacity building, cooperation, regulatory framework and prevention.
About us
Cybercrime poses an ever-evolving global threat, which requires a global response. The complex nature of the crime as one that takes place in the border-less realm of cyberspace is compounded by the increasing amount of evidence of all sorts of traditional crime in digital form. Perpetrators of cybercrime and their victims are located in different regions, and its effects can ripple through societies around the world, highlighting the need to mount an urgent, dynamic, rule of law-based and international response.
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 2024. The Convention is a comprehensive global treaty, which provides States with a range of essential tools and measures to combat the criminal use of information and communication technologies. UNODC is mandated to promote and support the ratification and implementation of the Convention.
UNODC promotes long-term and sustainable capacity-building in the fight against cybercrime through supporting national structures and action. Specifically, UNODC draws upon its specialised expertise on criminal justice systems to provide technical assistance in prevention and awareness-raising, legislative reform, revamping of law enforcement capabilities, international cooperation, forensic support as well as in data collection, research and analysis on cybercrime.
The UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime develops tailored technical assistance and capacity-building in support of Member States’ efforts in preventing and combating cybercrime.
