Capability of law enforcement to respond to cybercrime

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pursuant to subsection 7(1) of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, the Committee will inquire into and report on the capability of law enforcement to respond to cybercrime, including: a. Existing law enforcement capabilities in the detection, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime, including both cyber-dependent crimes and cyber-enabled crimes; b. International, federal and jurisdictional coordination law enforcement mechanisms to investigate cybercrimes and share information related to emerging threats c. Coordination efforts across law enforcement, non-government and private sector organisations to respond to the conduct of cybercrimes and risks of cybercrime; d. Emerging cybercrime threats and challenges affecting Australian entities and individuals, including the scale and scope of cybercrimes conducted in Australia or against Australians; e. The opportunities and challenges of the existing legislative framework in supporting law enforcement to investigate and act upon instances of cybercrime; f. Prevention and education approaches and strategies to reduce the prevalence of victimisation through cybercrime; andg. other related matters. Committee SecretaryParliamentary Joint Committee on Law EnforcementPO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Phone:+61 2 6277 3419le.committee@aph.gov.au