The CYCLOPES Dissemination Event will take place in Vienna, Austria on 16th – 17th April 2024. The CYCLOPES project is a 5-year, EU-funded, initiative dedicated to supporting practitioners (police forces) fighting various forms of cybercrime. The project organises yearly Dissemination Events and the idea is to bring together members of law enforcement with research and commercial partners to discuss various topics that support successful fight and prevent cybercrime.
The event will include a mixture of tool demonstrations, keynote speeches, presentations and interactive sessions to address the priorities previously obtained through CYCLOPES’ practitioners’ workshops. The event will be split across specific pillars, with horizontal topics included in each day:
Access to Data and Lawful Interception – Including Network Communications and Cloud Services:
- Digital Forensics, Covering the Internet of Things, Automotive and Mobile Devices & Wearable Technologies
- Dark Web Monitoring, Crypto Assets as Facilitators of Cybercrime
- Cyber-related Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation.
Moreover, the cross-cutting themes expected at the event in Vienna include:
- AI Technologies – a Hindrance and Opportunity to Law Enforcement
- Standardisation and the Need for a Harmonised Approach
- The Budapest Convention and Legislative Support to Countering Cybercrime
- Cooperation and Communication with Relevant Organisations and Domains