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The cooperation may also support the identification of training priorities as CiberPOL personnel encounter new forms of cyber-enabled crime.
Workshops and practical exercises can be adapted to relevant operational needs, allowing participants to explore investigative scenarios and technical questions that arise in their work.
Knowledge-sharing activities can provide a forum for discussing lessons learned, emerging techniques, and changes in the cyber threat environment.
Resecurity and CiberPOL will maintain their respective roles and responsibilities under the framework. The MoU is intended to facilitate communication and cooperation without replacing existing legal procedures or institutional processes.
The partnership also recognises that effective cybercrime response requires more than individual tools or isolated investigations.
Investigators may need to correlate technical indicators, digital evidence, threat intelligence, and contextual information while maintaining appropriate evidentiary and procedural standards.
Capacity building can help personnel develop consistent approaches to these tasks and strengthen familiarity with technologies used in contemporary cyber investigations.
About the Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding provides a framework for cooperation between Resecurity and CiberPOL in areas including cyber threat intelligence, technical assistance, technological collaboration, training, workshops, seminars, practical exercises, and knowledge sharing.
It does not extend to the Ecuadorian National Police as a whole and does not alter the legal mandates or institutional responsibilities of either participating organisation.
Specific activities will be developed and conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and institutional requirements.
Any exchange of information or technical assistance will remain subject to applicable requirements governing confidentiality, data handling, evidence, privacy, and lawful investigative activity.
The initiative reflects a broader need for sustained investment in cybercrime expertise as digital technologies continue to influence economic activity, public services, communications, and everyday life.
Developing specialised capabilities within law enforcement can help investigators respond to offences involving increasingly diverse technologies and digital environments.
The MoU provides a foundation for continued cooperation and future activities that may be identified by the participating organisations.
Through structured engagement, technical collaboration, and professional development, the parties aim to support CiberPOL’ s ongoing work in preventing and investigating cybercrime while encouraging responsible and effective use of cybersecurity expertise.
The framework can help connect operational experience with specialised cybersecurity knowledge and evolving investigative practices.
The initiative also supports continued dialogue, practical knowledge exchange, and professional development as investigators address changing cybercrime methods and technologies across the region. •
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