Working with digital evidence, investigating internet fraud and crimes involving crypto-assets were the main topics of the professional development programme organised for investigators of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes.

The course titled “Modern Approaches to Combating Cybercrime and International Cooperation Mechanisms” was organised by the Institute of Digital Forensics of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It was aimed at improving investigators’ training in detecting and investigating crimes committed using information technologies.

The training covered methods for identifying, obtaining, preserving and analysing electronic evidence, examining digital traces, specific features of investigating crimes involving crypto-assets, and ways to expose internet fraud. Particular attention was also paid to the legal mechanisms of international cooperation in the digital investigation process.

At the end of the course, participants were presented with certificates.