According to the news of Ukrinform, this was reported on the website of the Council of Europe.

In particular, it is stated that the Second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention (“Budapest Convention”), which aims to strengthen cooperation and disclose electronic evidence, was opened for signature on the occasion of an international conference organized by the Italian Committee. Your ministers.

The Protocol was signed by the following member states of the Council of Europe in the presence of several ministers: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Sweden Members countries without: Chile, Colombia, the United States, Japan and Morocco.

Maria Peychynovych Burich, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, noted that cybercrime continues to grow and mutate more and more rapidly. “It hinders everything from businesses to hospitals and the critical infrastructure on which we all depend. By opening for signature the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, we are making a major contribution to global efforts to combat cybercrime on the Internet today,” said the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

According to him, the protocol aligns the Budapest Convention with modern technological challenges so that it remains the most suitable and effective international base for combating cybercrime in the years to come.

“The use of ICT (information and communication technologies) in organized crime in all sectors (sexual exploitation, drug trafficking, smuggling, terrorism) is a new challenge for our judiciary and institutions,” said Marta Cartabia, Italian Minister of Justice.

According to him, governments should respond adequately and effectively to all these crimes in accordance with technological developments. “Therefore, this Second Additional Protocol addresses the need for enhanced and more effective cooperation between States and the private sector as well as between States, by clarifying situations where service providers may provide data in their possession directly to the competent authorities of other countries. The relevance of this Protocol is a hope for victims of cybercrime,” said Justice Minister Cartabia.

The report states that the protocol provides tools to strengthen cooperation and disclose electronic evidence, such as direct collaboration with service providers and registrars, effective ways to obtain subscriber information and traffic data, emergency cooperation in emergencies, or joint investigative investigations. laws, including data protection guarantees.

The Protocol is open for signature by States Parties to the Convention and will enter into force upon ratification by five States.

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