http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=101545 By EDITH REGALADO The Philippine Star 12/6/2007 DAVAO CITY - The United States is helping enhance the capabilities of policemen in Southern Mindanao in the fight against cyber-terrorism, which has been widely used by terrorists in their operations. Chief Superintendent Andres Caro II, Southern Mindanao regional police director, said the US State Departments Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) program has jointly developed with the Anti-Terrorism Office of the Philippine Public Safety College a training course for local policemen that would improve their skills in resolving incidents related to acts of cyber-terrorism. Since its inception in 1983, the US State Departments ATA program has reportedly trained over 50,000 foreign police and security forces from over 141 countries to combat, deter and solve terrorist crimes in their respective countries. Caro told The STAR that at least 40 police officers from the different city and provincial police units in Southern Mindanao are completing tomorrow their five-day training course under the ATA program. The course gave the police officers an overview of the process of securing a terrorism-related crime scene that may involve the seizure of electronic or digital evidence. Caro said the "cyber crime incident response course" is relevant since terrorist groups have gone online to communicate with each other, spread propaganda, recruit new members, secure financial support, and issue orders. Edward Schlachter, manager of the US Embassys ATA program, said the training puts an emphasis on proper evidence collection techniques and other basic investigative and documentation activities, including properly shutting down systems and identifying the many types of media that may contain evidence. "The training and skills you will gain here will help you follow proper evidence procedures to ensure that criminals who utilize computers and digital devices are prosecuted to the full extent of the law," Schlachter told the over 40 participants in the five-day cyber crime incident response course. __________________________________________________________________ Visit InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/
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