CCB helps train trainers in IT crime
investigation
The Technology Crime Division of Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) and INTERPOL jointly hosted a Train-the-Trainer Workshop on IT crime investigation from March 28 to April 1. Reaching the ninth year in operation, this was the first time the workshop was held in Hong Kong and strategic partners from the private sector were engaged to facilitate training.
The workshop aimed at equipping the law enforcement officers from Asia and South Pacific Region with the necessary knowledge and techniques to investigate cyber crime and accredit them as qualified INTERPOL trainers in a specialised field. Among the 20 participants, four were nominated by the Force, while the others came from the Mainland, Japan, India, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, Kuwait, Bhutan, Maldives and Macau.
In his opening address, Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Ng Ka-sing stressed that success against global IT crime depends very much on the international support and co-operation among the law enforcement agencies around the world. Active steps were required to develop investigative capability in face of ever-changing IT crime.
Chief Inspector Law Yuet-wing, head trainer of the workshop, worked in collaboration with other renowned local and overseas trainers for delivering advanced skills of tracing criminals on the Internet, analysing network traffic, using incident response tools and investigating cyber crimes originating from "Botnets" (networks of compromised computers).
To assess the trainees' competency in applying the techniques taught, a practical examination was held on the last day of the workshop, with a stringent passing mark set at 60 percent. Finally, out of the 20 workshop participants, 14 successfully passed the examination and qualified as INTERPOL trainers. Technology Crime Division Senior Inspector Ip Wai-kin scored the highest mark among the participants.
At the closing ceremony, the Chairperson of the INTERPOL Asia-South Pacific Working Party on IT Crime, Chief Superintendent Chow Oi-wang, presented certificates to the qualified trainers. He expressed hope that they would pass on their newly gained knowledge to their colleagues so that the technology crime investigation capability among the law enforcement agencies in the Region would be enhanced for fighting technology crimes on the Internet.
Assistant
Commissioner
(Crime) Ng Ka-sing (centre, front row) with the trainees