The RCMP will also examine its international networks involving reported cybercrime incidents
and foreign requests for law enforcement assistance, including INTERPOL, G7 and the Council
of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime 24/7 networks. More broadly, the RCMP, through
Federal Policing and National Police Services, will examine how it can better assist all Canadian
law enforcement to intake and triage new cybercrime complaints and coordinate cybercrime
investigations involving the widespread unauthorized use of computers and mischief in relation to
data.
Action Item
Sucess Indicators
11. Examine integrated enforcement - Greater national coordination
models for combating cybercrime.
and deconfliction for major
cybercrime investigations.
Links to operational framework:
P1; P2; O3; O6; E4
Planned Timeline
Ongoing.
Description: Cybercrime activities are often multi-jurisdictional in nature and require the
combined efforts of Canadian police services, including national law enforcement coordination
and deconfliction.
To address this requirement, the RCMP will examine its existing enforcement models for joint
force operations and will consider models that may better address criminal investigations in the
cyber realm. An emphasis will be placed on examining national law enforcement coordination and
deconfliction measures for technically complex and multi-jurisdictional cybercrimes, particularly
those involving the widespread unauthorized use of computers and mischief in relation to data.
This examination will focus on examining operations across RCMP federal policing, contract
policing and national police services, including protocols for collaboration between the RCMP and
its provincial and municipal law enforcement partners.
12. Expand international
collaboration with close allies to
better understand and combat
cybercrimes that are transnational
in character.
Links to operational framework:
P1; P2; O3; O6; E4
Ongoing.
- Greater participation in
international law enforcement fora
on cybercrime.
- Greater understanding of
cybercrime threats that are
transnational in character.
- Provide liaison officers and
analysts deployed abroad with
foundational cyber-related training
as it becomes available.
Description: Cybercrime is often an international threat that requires an international and
cohesive law enforcement response.
To address this requirement, the RCMP and its international law enforcement allies are
increasingly working together to develop a shared understanding of common cybercrime threats,
and to ensure that collaborative, proactive operational activities are aligned against these threats.
Through key international bodies, such as INTERPOL, EUROPOL, G7 and Five Eyes working
groups, the RCMP will continue to work with its international law enforcement allies to identify
and address common cybercrime threats.
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