INAUGURAL CHICAGO ELECTRONIC CRIMES TASK FORCE MEETING

On May 9, 2002, the Chicago Field Office hosted the first meeting of the Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force. Almost 200 representatives from 95 agencies were in attendance and participated in the 3-hour event held at the Field Office's new state-of-the-art conference room. Guest speakers included representatives from the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Purdue's Center for the Education and Research in Information Assurance Security (CERIAS), the Financial Crimes Division and the Electronic Crimes Branch.

The next meeting has been scheduled for September 12, 2002 and will be hosted by one of the new task force members.

For additional information contact the Electronic Crimes Branch