Question NW3577 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Reply:

I wish to inform the honorable Member that I have been informed that

The following interventions has been identified for training of Judicial Officers, Prosecutors and Investigators within the Anti-Corruption and Law Enforcement Agencies, to build cybercrime expertise on the following courses:

Cyber Forensic First Responder Course

This course gives a broad view of Cyber equipment and the methods to collect and seize information from devices on a high level. It gives the delegate a broad understanding of the various methodologies which could be used in gathering information, determining the criticality of various information stored in digital media.

It also provide insight into the various Acts which would come into play when collecting digital information with a broad idea of the responsibilities of the first responder. It should be noted that this is not an advance technical course but rather an introduction to the various aspects of collecting information and the responsibilities of the first responder during an investigation. The course provides the first responder with a broad understanding of the various aspects relating to cyber forensic investigation after completion of the course, understanding the various conventions relating to the regulation of electronic evidence, laws, computer science, information security systems, cyber forensics and the management are key outcomes of the course.

Open Source Intelligence Training Course

This training allows the investigators to search the internet to find clues and evidence that could guide their investigations. The roll-out of this training was first for the SIU Trainers,

This is a five day training focusing on the understanding of the network theory, technical searches, IP Addresses, E-Mails, investigations using accounts created on the social networks etc

DARWIN TOOL (Data Analysis Response Windows)

The DARWIN Tool has been developed by the French Cybercrime Department (SDLC) and the French Judiciary Police Dept (DCPJ). This tool is used by the cybercrime investigators to boot a computer and to make technical searches and to fulfill the investigation report.

The course enables the First Responder (FR) to use the DARWIN tool while retrieving data and preserving the chain of custody. The aim is to perform a quick scan from a shutdown computer and realize a forensic copy of the data. It was created under Windows 10 environment and supports a program called LIBERKEY. This Program allows you to embed all the programs in a portable version that will be used for analysis.

Mobile Investigations Training

Building expertise on the use and application of UFED Cellebrite to extract and

analyse evidence

Arrangements has been made with the NPA, Civilian Secretariat Police Service, Campus Protection Services of South Africa (Camprosa) representing 24 universities, to train prosecutors in the case of the NPA and Investigators for others in the above indicated courses starting February 2024 and on a range of Investigation courses at the Anti-Corruption Academy (Justice college).

TRAINING OFFERED 2022/23

Topic	Target Audience	#
Open Source Intelligence	Prosecutors	16

(2) what further measures has he put in place to expand the specified training? NO4749E

Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) entered into with PSETA on 17 August 2023

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) is for the Special Investigating Unit (“SIU”) and the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (“PSETA”) to record their intention to collaborate and partner in building the skills capabilities within the public service, and to fulfil both Parties’ constitutional and statutory obligations.

• 1. Both committed to maintain accreditation status of courses identified for public servants, Certification of Learners and the achievement of accreditation status of the Anti-Corruption Academy by 4th Quarter of current financial year.
  2. PSETA and the SIU agreed on the training of public servants nationally on accredited courses over two phases
     1. Phase1: Corruption Prevention
     2. Phase 2: Public Education
  3. The SIU Submitted the Corruption Prevention course targeting public servants for accreditation to PSETA during September 2023 which contain the following modules:
  4. Corruption Prevention course scheduled for roll-out during January 2024, a total of 810 public servants targeted for training by 31 March 2024 with an increased number planned for the 2024/25 financial year.
  5. SIU Accredited trainers, Assessors and Moderators are already registered as part of the compliance requirements of the accreditation of the academy.
  6. SIU submitted Anti-Corruption Academy accreditation application to PSETA, accreditation process in final stages, accreditation expected by 30 November 2023.

MoU’s signed with SADC Member States Anti-Corruption Agencies

MoU’s signed with 5 SADC Member States Anti-Corruption Agencies on 01 August 2023, namely; the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau, Zambia Anti-Corruption Commission, Namibia Anti-Corruption Commission, Independent Commission Against Corruption of Mauritius, the Independent Bureau Against Corruption of Madagascar and the Anti-Corruption commission of Seychelles to train their investigators on cyber forensic investigations, open source intelligence training from February 2024.

TRAINING OFFERED UNDER COOPERATION PROTOCOL SIGNED BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE MINISTERS

Topic	Target Audience	#
Cyber Forensic First responder	Investigators, Public Education Officers and Corruption Prevention Officers from Anti-Corruption Agencies of Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar	36
Cyber Forensic First Responder	Investigators scheduled for 04-08 Dec 2023 Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Agencies 19 Africa countries to be trained at the Academy in Pretoria	To be confirmed

(Attached please find a copy of MoU signed with PSETA, and a copy of MoU signed with SADC Member States, Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau).

These MoUs serve as additional measures taken by the SIU to expand training offered. Training for the Public Servants as per MoU with PSETA and for SADC Member States as per MoU with the SIU to be offered at the Anti-Corruption Academy.