PILL A R I: PROTECT THE A M ERIC A N PEOPLE, THE HOM EL A ND, A ND THE A MERIC A N WAY OF LIFE and other efforts with countries to promote cooperation with legitimate extradition requests. We will push other nations to expedite their assistance in investigations and to comply with any bilateral or multilateral agreements or obligations. related incidents, identification of the perpetrators, and prevention of future incidents. MODERNIZE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND COMPUTER CRIME LAWS: The Administration will work with the Congress to update electronic surveillance and computer crime statutes to enhance law enforcement’s capabilities to lawfully gather necessary evidence of criminal activity, disrupt criminal infrastructure through civil injunctions, and impose appropriate consequences upon malicious cyber actors. REDUCE CRIMINAL THREATS FROM ORGANIZATIONS STRENGTHEN NATIONS’ LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY TO COMBAT CRIMINAL CYBER ACTIVITY: The United States should also aid willing partner nations to build their capacity to address criminal cyber activity. The borderless nature of cybercrime, including state-sponsored and terrorist activities, requires strong international law enforcement partnerships. This cooperation requires foreign law enforcement agencies to have the technical capability to assist United States law enforcement effectively when requested. It is therefore in the interest of United States national security to continue building cybercrime-fighting capacity that facilitates stronger international law enforcement cooperation. TRANSNATIONAL IN PARTNER CYBERSPACE: Computer hacking conducted by transnational criminal groups poses a significant threat to our national security. Equipped with sizeable funds, organized criminal groups operating abroad employ sophisticated malicious software, spearphishing campaigns, and other hacking tools — some of which rival those of nation states in sophistication — to hack into sensitive financial systems, conduct massive data breaches, spread ransomware, attack critical infrastructure, and steal intellectual property. The Administration will advocate for law enforcement to have effective legal tools to investigate and prosecute such groups and modernized organized crime statutes for use against this threat. The United States will strive to improve international cooperation in investigating malicious cyber activity, including developing solutions to potential barriers to gathering and sharing evidence. The United States will also lead in developing interoperable and mutually beneficial systems to encourage efficient cross-border information exchange for law enforcement purposes and reduce barriers to coordination. The Administration will urge effective use of existing international tools like the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the G7 24/7 Network Points of Contact. Finally, we will work to expand the international consensus favoring the Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe (Budapest Convention), including by supporting greater adoption of the convention. IMPROVE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS LOCATED ABROAD: Deterring cybercrime requires a credible threat that perpetrators will be identified, apprehended, and brought to justice. However, some foreign nations choose not to cooperate with extradition requests, impose unreasonable limitations, or actively interfere in these efforts. The United States will continue to identify gaps and potential mechanisms for bringing foreignbased cyber criminals to justice. The United States Government will also increase diplomatic 11