'Iran's cyber police has established strong relations with Interpol and Europol in 2011 to prevent and confront cybercrimes, conducting research, prosecution of criminals, and protecting social values and legal freedom at an international level,' Kazem Gharibabadi said at the 5th meeting for comprehensive study of the problem of cybercrime in Vienna.
Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target
Referring to the measures Iran has taken with regard to cybercrime, the official said that media can play a big role in collecting electronic evidences for prosecution of cyber defendants and criminals.
He, at the meeting held on March 27-30, said that Iran has enacted laws in 2004 on recognition of electronic evidences as a step toward protecting individual's information.
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