Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC)

Meet the voices behind the #OctopusConference 2026! Our speakers are ready — are you? Discover the experts leading this year’s sessions. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧? Check the full speakers’ list and save your seats at the sessions that matter most to you. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲? Check the full speakers’ list and tune in live to the sessions of your interest. Speakers’ list: https://lnkd.in/d_qpz9rf Agenda: https://lnkd.in/dcxhFXdT Livestreamed sessions: https://lnkd.in/ddByG4tX #BC25cybercrime #OctopusConf2026

We are thrilled to contribute to the INHOPE Summit 2026 discussing the ways to better protect children against online sexual exploitation and abuse, and how to move from understanding this problem to building coordinated systems needed to prevent it.   In her intervention, our colleague Naomi Trewinnard, spotlighted the recent Joint statement on AI-generated or altered child sexual exploitation or sexual abuse material issued by the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and the Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (Lanzarote Committee). It provides an important framework for coordinated action.   Key messages include: ✅ AI-generated or altered child sexual abuse material causes real harm and is criminalised under the Lanzarote and Cybercrime Conventions. ✅ Governments, technology companies and service providers must work together to ensure safety by design and improve the detection and removal of these materials. ✅ Children and parents must be empowered to recognise abusive materials and to access help if they are a victim of sexual offences.   Protecting children online is a shared responsibility. Together, we can help build digital environments that are safer for children and free from sexual violence.   📃Read the full joint statement: https://lnkd.in/euuUgDFf #ChildRights #ChildProtection #AI #CSAM #OnlineSafety Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) AI – Cybercrime – Data protection at the Council of Europe Aisling K. Jan Kralik

The #CyberSEE and #CYBERKOP Action of the #OctopusProject supported the Ministry of Justice of Kosovo* to bring together high-level representatives from the criminal justice authorities in Pristina, for a two-day workshop on the promotion and implementation of the #SecondAdditionalProtocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (#BudapestConvention). Day 1 focused on the Protocol's key provisions and the steps needed for legislative harmonisation. Day 2 assessed progress on legislation, #capacitybuilding and co-operation laying the groundwork for future support. The Council of Europe reaffirms its commitment to supporting domestic legislative harmonisation and capacity building efforts against #cybercrime. Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/euTfhrxt More about the CyberSEE joint European Union-Council of Europe project: https://lnkd.in/dW_7J4xd More about the CyberKOP Action of the Octopus Project: https://lnkd.in/d3SDgjPA

From 30 September to 2 October 2026, our joint European Union-Council of Europe #CyberSPEX project in co-operation with the Italian Higher School of the Judiciary organised a training in Milan for 150 prosecutors from seven Italian districts: Milan, Turin, Genoa, Bologna, Brescia, Trento and Venice. The programme explored the practical application and complementarity of the #SecondAdditionalProtocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (#BudapestConvention) and the EU E-Evidence package, including: → production and preservation orders for #electronicevidence; → #internationalcooperation mechanisms for domain-name registration information and subscriber data; → #emergency procedures and co-operation with internet service providers; → practical use of the Protocol’s forms and #templates in cross-border cases. The agenda included a round table on emergency access to computer data and co-operation with internet service providers. In a practical workshop, participants discussed procedural requirements and potential challenges in cross-border cases, alongside applicable conditions and safeguards, including #humanrights, proportionality and #dataprotection. The training helped strengthen practitioners’ understanding of how these instruments can support cross-border investigations and effective judicial co-operation. Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/dRdCKKFJ More about the CyberSPEX project: https://lnkd.in/dTCzTaBi More about the Second Additional Protocol, on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence: https://lnkd.in/dXDvm6Bb

Two more weeks to go: the global cybercrime community meets in Strasbourg! Three days of high-level dialogue, knowledge exchange and networking on the present and future of #cybercrime co-operation. For those of you who will not be in Strasbourg at the #OctopusConference: you can tune in to the discussions by following the 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟒 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 → 𝟗𝐡𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Opening Plenary: 25 years of the Convention on Cybercrime (#BudapestConvention): lessons from implementation and the road ahead → 𝟏𝟒𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟕𝐡𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Main session 1: Interplay between the #SecondAdditionalProtocol and EU e-evidence package: co-operation with online service providers → 𝟏𝟒𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟓𝐡𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Workshop 1: Disinformation and foreign manipulation: responding to cyber interference 📅 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟓 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 → 𝟗𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟐𝐡𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Main session 2: Trafficking and scam compounds: threat to national security? →𝟏𝟒𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟕𝐡𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Main session 3: Cybercrime-as-a-service: impact of #AI →𝟏𝟒𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟓𝐡𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Workshop 8: Prosecuting cyber-enabled international crimes → 𝟏𝟔𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟕𝐡𝟑𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓– Workshop 9: Illegal use of virtual assets: co-operation with VASPs 📅 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟔 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 → 𝟎𝟗𝐡𝟎𝟎 – 𝟏𝟑𝐡𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓 – Closing Plenary – Outlook for 2027-2028 Add the sessions to your calendars and keep an eye on the dedicated Octopus Conference 2026 webpage for updates: https://lnkd.in/dcxhFXdT #OctopusConf2026 #BC25cybercrime

A second group of 24 Brazilian state judges has completed the introductory course on #cybercrime and #electronicevidence, held in Rio de Janeiro from 23 to 25 September 2026 with the support of our joint European Union-Council of Europe #GLACYe project. The activity contributes to strengthening Brazil’s national pool of judicial trainers and enhancing the capacity of criminal justice authorities to address cybercrime and electronic evidence in line with #humanrights and #ruleoflaw standards. Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/dvGdjsKZ More about the Convention on Cybercrime (#BudapestConvention) and its two Additional Protocols: https://lnkd.in/g_bnYjY More about the GLACY-e project: #GLACYe #Cybercrime #ElectronicEvidence #JudicialTraining #Brazil #BudapestConvention