Editor’s Note: The Law Enforcement Cyber Center may be found here. The following is from the Institute for Intergovernmental Research.
The Law Enforcement Cyber Center (LECC) is designed to assist police chiefs and executives, patrol officers, digital forensic investigators, and detectives investigating crimes that involve electronic devices. The LECC serves as a central starting point for law enforcement personnel to search for information pertaining to cyber security, investigations, digital forensics, and legal considerations. To support its mission, the resources of the LECC are focused around three principal functional areas: cybercrime investigations, digital forensics, and information systems security. As a part of its purpose to support law enforcement, the LECC has developed a number of resources for agencies, including:
- Chiefs Checklist – A quick reference guide designed to support police chiefs in understanding the broad topics of cybercrime, specific action items to be addressed, and resources available to assist in these efforts.
- LECC Cyber Report Card – A hands-on tool that identifies basic questions regarding fundamental information technology (IT) security issues (e.g., password management, confidentiality, policy, and procedures) and provides references to key tools and resources to aid chiefs and IT service providers in assessing their current security profile and building robust, resilient information systems.
Although these resources focus on supporting law enforcement, they can assist all levels of justice and government agencies – regardless of size and experience – in dealing with cyber issues. The format and content may be especially helpful to small- and medium-size agencies that do not have the capacity to manage their technology databases and infrastructure. The guidance in both resources can help agencies engage with city and county authorities who provide their agencies’ technology services, helping ensure that current cyber protective measures are in place and kept current in this rapidly changing and challenging threat environment.
The Law Enforcement Cyber Center
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