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Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Conway Teams Up With Microsoft To Fight Cybercrime
More than 100 law enforcement officers from across the Commonwealth will learn the latest techniques in fighting cybercrime thanks to a collaboration between Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Microsoft Corp. The software company selected General Conway’s office as one of nine agencies in the nation to host cybercrimes training and data-collection seminars.
“We are thrilled to be teamed up with Microsoft to provide state of the art training for law enforcement in Kentucky. This training will help police better track child pornography, online predators, internet scam artists and identity theft,” General Conway said.
The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office/Microsoft Law Enforcement Training Day is September 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the University of Louisville Shelby Campus, Founders Union Building, Room 218A/B, 9001 Shelbyville Road. Attorney General Conway, Commissioner Robert Foster, Department of Criminal Investigations and Tim Cranton, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Worldwide Internet Safety Programs will make introductory remarks from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
In June, General Conway announced creation of a Cybercrimes Division dedicated to investigating crimes that occur online. Law enforcement officers report that 80 percent of crimes committed involve some type of digital or computer evidence.
“That’s why it’s imperative that we provide quality training to law enforcement to ensure that they are discovering and preserving crucial evidence that could lead to the successful prosecution of cybercriminals,” General Conway said.
“It is a privilege for Microsoft to join with Attorney General Jack Conway to help train law enforcement officers across Kentucky about the tools and technical knowledge they need to conduct Internet investigations,” said Tim Cranton, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. “These types of public-private alliances are critical to building a safer and more secure Internet for everyone.”
In partnership with the University of Louisville, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has already conducted four regional digital evidence training seminars in Frankfort, Hazard , Burlington and Paducah. These seminars taught prosecutors and law enforcement officers how to identify and process digital evidence. The Attorney General’s Office also held a workshop in Western Kentucky to discuss the possibility of building a new digital forensics lab in that part of the state.
The cybercrimes training is provided to law enforcement free of charge by Microsoft. Law enforcement can also receive eight hours of credit approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
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