Events

In May, the Mobile Solutions TIG met for a presentation to review technology progress and communication solutions in Scotland and the UK.

Chief Inspector Martin Gallagher from Police Scotland and Dr William Graham of Abertay University presented a fascinating overview on the rollout of the Mobile Working Project in Police Scotland. The presentation and back story helped stimulate a useful dialogue on the need for technology and mobile devices in the modern policing strategy. To supplement the session and provide further clarity, Martin Gallagher shared an interesting article regarding the progression of communication and the different ‘ages’ of Policing in the UK. You can read this here.

On the 11th, the second Friday in June 2021, the Enterprise Architect of the Dutch Police presented and shared his experience with the ENLETS Mobile Solutions TIG. 

Due to the nature of the topic, the session was more technical than in recent sessions. However, it was still valuable, as solid architecture is paramount to successful mobile solutions and IT strategy. Unfortunately, there is not too much information we can share on this session in the public domain. However, if you are a law enforcement representative and would like additional details, please consider joining the ENLETS community to access this and other useful content.

The group will take a short break over the summer months – returning in September to continue tackling the most pertinent topic for the ENLETS Mobile Solutions network.

The most recent Financial TIG was for the Digital Forensic subgroup, which took place on the 8th July 2021. The meeting was dedicated to the future activities of the group. Mr. Freek van der Ploeg (FIOD, the Netherlands) was chosen as the group leader.

In the brainstorming session, the participants decided to focus on the training possibilities offered to the digital investigators. The subgroup is going to create a repository of knowledge containing information about all the trainings, best practices and identified gaps.

During the next meeting, a representative of the Tax and Customs Administration of the Netherlands, is going to give a presentation on the topic of multi-party computation. The group will be meeting once a month starting from the 23rd September. The meeting will be held online, and it will start at 13:00 CEST. The next main Financial TIG meeting will take place on the 16th September on the subject of Suspicious Transactions. If you want to join this meeting and future sessions, please complete this application.

The monthly C-UAS TIG meeting was held on the 15th of June. During the first part, Paul Hansen from the Joint Research Centre presented JRC’s activities in the counter-drone area. After that, the activities of subgroups were presented.

In July, the detection and neutralisation subgroup started, led by Manuel Izquierdo Colmenero and Veronica Ortiz Leal (Spain), and Dr. Alessandro Carini (Italy). The objectives of the subgroups are to understand the needs of LEAs and evaluate the available technologies in the area of detection and neutralisation. In addition, the subgroups put emphasis on the exchange of knowledge and training.

The drone forensic group, under C-UAS, has a new chairman, Mr. Christopher Church - a Senior Mobile Forensics Specialist at Digital Forensics Lab Interpol Global Complex for Innovation at Singapore. One purpose of this group is to harmonise the forensic procedures for the UAS through cooperation with INTERPOL and previous ENLETS Forensics TIGs. Chris, we wish you much success in leading the group!

We invite police officers working in the field of drone forensics and other C-UAS related matters to join the subgroups by completing this application.

The latest Financial TIG meeting took place on 10th June covering the subject of Digital Forensics. The meeting was devoted to actual technologies and tools used by practitioners, as well as good practices from real-life investigations.

Our presenters represented tax services from Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands. First, we listened to Skatteetaten, Norway in the topic of “Digital Forensic Experience within the Skatteetaten”. Then the FOD, Belgium shed light on “Digital Forensic Tools and Training programme ” implemented in his institution. Finally, the  Dutch FIOD presented the “E-Discovery at the FIOD“. Overall more than 50 participants took part in the meeting.

On the 8th of July the Digital Forensic subgroup is meeting to discuss further actions of the group. Moreover, The FI TIG is now going to start planning the next steps for other subgroups of the TIG.

If you would like to take part in similar meetings and you represent a law enforcement agency or similar institution – please complete this application.

The C-UAS Industry Day covers the entire chain of countering unmanned aircraft systems in built-up areas. There will be solutions presented that cover the detection, identification, neutralisation and tracking of threats.
The events supports the ENLETS goal of forging mutually beneficial relations between industry experts and law enforcement specialists in counter drones matters.

The regular meeting of the ENLETS Core Group; providing an opportunity for members to discuss the most pressing matters and receive updates on recent network activities.

Internet and related investigations are a huge aspect of modern law enforcement. Something that is not widespread, but poses an incredible risk, is the use of deepfake content and other synthetic media.
The upcoming Internet Investigations TIG will tackle this topic in a dedicated workshop session on the 22nd June 2021. Besides, the event also provides another useful session that walks members through creating a web scraper showing how it can be used to gather data from websites. Please share the registration link (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=x3u4jyK32UGw-xlcg1EKh-OiMWmEMIVKrEIgqYulqfRUNzk3MFMyM0E2VjJWVVJLSjQxMUxJVTU0NC4u) with colleagues. They represent a LEA and be registered to attend.

The Kick-off will present the overview of the Public Order TIG. This includes its organisation, the plan of action - goals, tasks, expected results and next activities.

The regular gathering of the TIG members will be joined by speaker Paul Hansen representing the Joint Research Center of the European Commission.

On the 27th May 2021, the monthly C-UAS TIG meeting was held. In the first part, Christopher Church from the Digital Forensics Lab Interpol Global Complex for Innovation presented INTERPOL’s experiences with dealing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems. As well as global operational procedures and guidelines related to drone-countering matters.

We are still looking for police officers working in the field of drone forensics and related matters to join the Subgroup. The purpose of this group is, among others, harmonisation of the forensic procedures for the UAS through cooperation with INTERPOL and previous ENLETS Forensics TIGs. If you or your colleagues would like to get involved in this or other specific Subgroups, such as Regulations, U-Space, Detection, Neutralization or EU Project, please complete this application.

The next C-UAS meeting takes place on the 15th June 2021, and the speaker will be Paul Hansen representing the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

In the process of writing the Project Initiation Document, the team decided that the TIG will be re-named to the more appropriate C-UAS (previously C-UAV – with V standing for vehicles) to match the changing lexicon in the field of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. On 21st April 2021, the monthly C-UAS TIG meeting was held.

Its main purpose was to present the goals, assumptions and further activities of the subgroups, which were chosen in terms of many specific topics in this field.

The TIG will include such subgroups as: Regulations, U-Space, Forensics, Detection, Neutralisation and EU Project. In addition, Peter Nilsson, Head of the Network for Police and Border Guard Units at EU Airports (AIRPOL) presented the general background and main mission of the network, as well as the best practices. The final version of the C-UAS Project Initiation Document will be available soon to ENLETS members.

We are happy to announce that the group is also organising an Industry Day. The event will run in June and more details will follow soon. However, we can confirm the meeting will allow group members and other interested LEAs to engage Industry and technology partners that are leading innovation developments in the domain.

If you would like to join the C-UAS, or a specific Subgroup, please complete this application.

The most recent Financial TIG meeting took place on 22nd April 2021. The subject of the session was ‘Drones’. First, we listened to Jarmo Puustinen (ENLETS NCP FINLAND, Counter-UAS’s TIG Leader) who introduced the participants to the topic of drones, giving the essential information and an overview of drone usage.

Then Manuel Ruiz de Quintanilla (Aeorum, Spain) shed some light on the platform SURVEIRON (Advanced surveillance system for the protection of urban soft targets and urban critical infrastructures) giving a more detailed look into the concept of the drone. The next two speakers - Major of the Central Operative Unit (UCO, Guardia Civil) and a representative of the Dutch FIOD presented how drones are used in their everyday work. Approximately 40 participants listened to those impressive presentations.

The next Financial Investigation TIG session will be held on 10th June 2021.

On the 20th April, the ENLETS Internet Investigations TIG held the first longer session of the year. The meeting was dedicated to some of the priorities the forerunner group has identified.¹

The session was very productive and included a practical workshop on Facebook investigation techniques delivered by Lisette Abercrombie from the Dutch Police.

Second, there was an overview of the use of AI within the Dutch Police delivered by a subject matter expert and leading voice in the Dutch Police. The meeting concluded with a polished walk-through of the MAGNETO platform developed during the H2020-funded project MAGNETO.

If you represent a LEA or affiliated institution and would like to participate in future sessions with similar content – please join the ENLETS community.

¹ Forerunner group consists of active members that have been involved in the ENLETS community in recent years. Access to the group is not restricted; the Forerunner sessions simply provide a space for those with keen interest - and capacity to manage additional tasks – to proactively contribute to the direction and focus areas of the Internet Investigation Technology Interest Group.

The latest TIG meeting, held on the 9th of April, centred around the Mission-Critical Communications and a leading expert from the Dutch Police led the discussion.

The presentation highlighted how important this issue is across policing and emergency services generally. Therefore, we would like to share a key message from this session: “If countries are starting Mission Critical related projects, reach out through the ENLETS community; let us connect and support each other. Likewise, we can share the latest information and make sure all parties are well-informed and aware of what is happening.”