Cyber Threat Landscape and Artifacts workshop

Investigation Officers within the Cyber Crime Unit, Transnational Crime and Intelligence Bureau were participants of a Cyber Threat Landscape and Artifacts workshop facilitated by Cyber Safety Pasifika [CSP] in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre and [APNIC] and Australian Cyber Security Centre [ACSC] yesterday.

The workshop was facilitated by Jamie Gillespie from the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre and Dean Bird from the Australian Cyber Security Centre.

Officers joine the Zoom training session from six different locations in the West, North, South, Headquarters and at the Cyber Safety Tier 1 Training facility based at the Fiji Police Academy in Nasova and included representatives from the Australian High Commission, Ministry of Communication, and other regional counterparts.

The Cyber Threat Landscape and Artifacts workshop was conducted in a bid to ensure officers are appropriately equipped with the knowledge of current cybersecurity threats considering increased online activities during COVID-19.

The training conducted by Sergeant James Lave of CSP targets specific areas of social media risks, forensic analysis and other cybercrime-related aspects. Director International Relations Senior Superintendent Ulaiasi Ravula said the Fiji Police is intent on ensuring international training of its personnel continued despite the closure of most borders.

“ We thank APNIC for partnering with us in boosting our cybercrime and intel officers on emerging transnational crimes as a result of increased online activities".

"We’ve also noticed an increase in online usage during the COVID-19 period globally, and we believe the training conducted will be of great help in our work of investigations”.