Unit 4 Lesson 9: Digital First Responder

Question 1

Three categories of cybercrime?

Answer 1

1. Cyber-enabled
2. Cyber-dependant
3. Enquiries with cyber element

Question 2

What are the NPCC principles for electronic based evidence?

Answer 2

1. No action taken by police should change data held on a computer
2. Where it is necessary to access the original data then the person so doing must be competent to do so
3. An audit trail or record of processes applied should be kept
4. Person in charge has overall responsibility for ensuring law and principles adhered to

Question 3

What are the 3 tiers of open source research (digital)

Answer 3

Tier 1 - ROSIE trained officers from open social media or sites

Tier 2 - more intrusive research and requires a dedicated surveillance authority

Tier 3 - covert internet investigation