collaborate on a whole-of-government approach to leverage combined resources. CLAG
partnerships are used to tackle the threats of cross-agency crime.
Members of e-CLAG are the digital forensic investigators and analysts from member agencies with
digital forensic divisions. The field is rapidly evolving and, in some instances, an agency will only
have one investigator or analyst on staff, hence a need to make use of the knowledge, experience
and resources of other e-CLAG member agencies. Past and ongoing e-CLAG activities include
joint agency training sessions and the provision of assistance and tools between member agencies
(and to agencies without digital forensics capability). Current projects include developing a matrix
capturing equipment assets and training requirements across agencies.
New Zealand Police is actively developing capability and training to deal with cybercrime.
The Police Prevention First: National Cybercrime Operating Strategy 2014-2017 sets out Police
goals to develop capacity and capability to meet the growing needs around cybercrime and
cyber-enabled crime. The Police Cybercrime Unit is the core Police unit that deals with cybercrime
and provides Police with a central point of contact for other agencies. The Unit has recently
expanded to seven staff, comprised of a mix of detectives and technical investigators.
Investments in core capability are designed to create a foundation for further development and
capacity building. All front line staff (level one) will be trained to deal with customers at the front
desk and triage incoming reports. Investigators (level two) will identify and follow online lines of
enquiry, identify evidential material and prosecute offenders. Specialists within the Cybercrime Unit
(level three) will deal with the more complex cybercrimes impacting on New Zealand businesses
and our reputation. Training material will be in line with the Australia New Zealand Police Advisory
Agency Training guidelines.
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National Plan to Address Cybercrime 2015