Cybercrime – criminal activities committed online – is on the rise all around the world: hacking attacks, data leaks, online fraud, identity theft, and incitement of racial hatred or terrorist attacks. Cybercrime seriously affects users, private businesses and governments alike. As criminal activities in the net know no national borders, cross-border and global cooperation amongst rule of law agencies is key to effectively fight cybercrime.

MYPOL – the European Union's programme in support of police reform and capacity building for the Myanmar Police Force - is currently training police officers in a Cyber Security Course to introduce them to the latest cyber and network security threats. The MYPOL course will enable participants to identify basic threats, learn basic cyber threat management and better understand the dark web.

About MYPOL:

Police reform is a crucial step in Myanmar's transition to a democratic society. MYPOL is a 5-year project funded by the European Union to support a more effective, efficient and accountable police service that protects the people based on international best practices and respect for human rights. Building trust among the different communities through more training for police officers on community policing and criminal investigation are key elements of the project.

The MYPOL project was launched in December 2016 with a budget of 30 million euros (49.6 billion MMK). It works in close collaboration with the Myanmar Police Force, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Parliament, the Attorney General's Office, civil society organisations and media. The ultimate beneficiaries of MYPOL are the people of Myanmar, who will benefit from a more responsive, respectful and professional police service. Successful police reform takes time and is not achieved overnight. The MYPOL projects aims to help the government step by step to build a police for Myanmar that is less a police force - but more a police service for its people.