Over 30 cybercrime and financial investigators from the Academy of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia were engaged in an Advanced course on electronic evidence, financial investigations, virtual currencies and Darknet, developed by CyberEast, a joint project of the Council of Europe and of the European Union.
During the five-day training, the Georgian counterparts, with the support of Council of Europe consultants, Branko Stamenkovic and Michael Jameison, examined practical aspects of criminal cases involving cybercrime and electronic evidence. They also gained skills for digital forensics and analysis of both cybercrime cases and financial investigations/intelligence online. The investigators present expressed great interest in tools and techniques for data analysis as well as in enhancing their capabilities for handling virtual currencies. In addition, best practices for conducting Darknet investigations were discussed in a dedicated session.
This event continues the series of successful partnership activities with the Academy of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, that aided in organising this training. Further activities with the Academy are planned in 2023, under the CyberEast project.
