Main aim No. 4: Tackling cybercrime The police should have, or have access to, the professional knowledge, skills and equipment needed to resolve issues concerning cyber security Issues of various types may arise in connection with law-enforcement and the investigation of cybercrime due to the international nature of the Internet. Questions of national jurisdiction and the increasing use of cloud solutions are relevant examples The Icelandic police must have the capacity to investigate cybercrime. To ensure that this is the case, sufficient attention must be given to the training of specialists, but also for ordinary police officers, covering how to recognise and respond to offences in this area. The police must have access to experts in Iceland and abroad, as appropriate, not least to the resources of Europol. Capacity to offer protection against espionage on the Internet and other abnormal data collection must be increased. The ability to deal with cybercrime is a pre-requisite for Iceland’s being able to make the full use of the social and economic opportunities offered by the Internet. Law-enforcement capacity to tackle cybercrime is one of the factors which companies take into account when choosing a safe operating environment. Having a visible capacity in this area may therefore be of distinct advantage for Iceland. 16. Tackling cybercrime The ability of the police to tackle cybercrime should be upgraded in the form of skills based on training and awareness-raising, increased domestic and international collaboration and acquisition of the necessary equipment. 12