The countdown is on

Training center for cybercops soon to be “online”

Whether hacker attacks, online fraud, blackmail or securing digital evidence - in this day and age, investigators also need to be on their toes in the IT sector.(Bild: Annette Riedl / dpa / picturedesk.com)

Digital forensics, crypto investigation or internet searches on the darknet: officers will soon be trained as high-tech cops at the training center being built at the provincial police headquarters in Klagenfurt.

Every tenth crime reported in Austria is somehow connected to the Internet. It is therefore essential that detectives also adapt to the cybercrime trend - and have the latest know-how as well as state-of-the-art equipment.