Secret Search in Fighting Cybercrime
Date: November 19, 2003Source: Computer Crime Research Center
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... be literally to say, that concept "intelligence", in a certain degree, reflects centuries-old experience of fighting for information, which has been lasting during all history of mankind.
However, with reference to problems of fight against criminality, prevailing position is, that concept "secret search activity" is wider, than concept "intelligence", and naturally, includes all complex of intelligence actions, in particular both analytical and computer intelligence. Also it covers actions, which can be defined as criminal intelligence (carried out in criminal environment), and as information intelligence (investigation in information field).
Priority of secret search, in this case, is related to value of information received as a result of those or other secret search intelligence actions. It is substantially defined by a degree of its legal status, i.e. if it has evidental character and can be used in further investigatory actions and directly in legal process. This factor distinguishes secret search actions from other kinds of intelligence. It demands substantiation according to laws in force, corresponding legal registration and documentation of received intelligence data.
Present-day organized crime is a powerful transnational, social and economic, and fairly, political phenomenon. It is worth to fight against it by all available methods and means, including all complex of intelligence actions and influences based on IT.
It is necessary to remember, what intelligence assumes an estimation of those threats, which organized crime bears in itself. While actions, carried out within the framework of secret search, are aimed at crime prevention and investigation, intelligence assumes revealing threats, which can be outside of a criminal legal field. In particular, search actions in information systems, global computer network, Internet can be carried out within the framework of intelligence activity. At last, intelligence assumes also diverse ways for application of the received information (not only within the framework of criminal legal activity). It is extremely important for the development of non-traditional approaches in fighting against the organized crime.
Organization of practical work will be substantially defined by the way how new directions of IT provision of fighting against criminality are integrated with existing methods and techniques of secret search activity.
References:
[1] S. Bespalova "E-readiness of Ukraine: New Opportunities of Old Ideas" // "Mirror of the week". - ยน36 (461), 2003. - p.14.
[2] S. Ovchinskiy "Secret Search Information" // Moscow "INFRA-M", 2000. - p.311.
[3] "Fighting Against Organized Crime: Basics" // Moscow "INFRA-M", 1996.
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