Terrorism encompasses a range of complex threats: organized terrorism in conflict zones, foreign terrorist fighters, radicalized ‘lone wolves’, and attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials. Terrorist networksTerrorist groups incite individuals, often young people, to leave their communities across the world and travel to conflict zones, primarily in Iraq and Syria and increasingly…
Advice for parents and children on staying safe online. The best way to protect your children is to develop an open and honest dialogue concerning the use of social media, apps, games and the Internet. Start encouraging safe habits and raising awareness about cyber dangers as soon as possible, ideally as soon as they start…
Children are some of the most vulnerable members of our society and can be victims of various forms of violence. Sexual abuse and exploitation, trafficking, forced labour and abduction: these are just some of the dangers faced by children around the world today. At IFIA, we work to address those crimes that have an international…
U.S. border control and immigration officers have been trained in the latest security document examination techniques to help enhance border security checks. Instructors from IFIA’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit and its partner Onfido delivered the three-day virtual document security examination training course to 30 officers from News York’s JFK and Newark international…
Fake currency undermines economies while fraudulent identity documents give criminals freedom of movement. Counterfeiting is a crime dating back to antiquity. Today, the scope is wider, the impact greater, the tools more readily available and the techniques increasingly sophisticated. If left unchecked, the circulation of counterfeit currency can undermine national economies, weaken financial institutions and…
LYON, France – Efforts to boost border security in Zambia and Zimbabwe through operational training and enhanced use of INTERPOL policing tools saw more than 100,000 checks carried out against its global databases, generating hits for individuals wanted internationally. The two phases of Smuggling, Training and Operations Programme (STOP) were held at Harare International Airport…
UNITED NATIONS, New York – In an address to the UN General Assembly,and Special Representative to the United Nations, Roraima Andriani, has underscored the Organization’s commitment to combatting crimes against women and to pursuing justice on their behalf. Speaking on the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, she highlighted efforts to…
Think Twice highlights the top threats identified, based on data from member countries, private-sector partners under the Gateway framework, national cybersecurity agencies and online information-sharing groups. The campaign is supported with funds from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, through Projects AFJOC and ASPJOC which aim to reinforce cybersecurity in Africa as well as…
The Think Twice campaign, which includes a series of short videos, focuses on five rising online threats: ransomware attacks, malware attacks, phishing, generative AI scams, and romance baiting. These sophisticated scams have seen a significant increase in recent years, with ransomware attacks up by 70 per cent, and malware attacks rising by over 30 per…