IT – Resolution 139/2022 – Ministry of Security
By Mariano Peruzzotti and Belen Sorrentino.
On March 17, 2022, Resolution 139/2022 of the Ministry of Security was published in the Official Gazette. This new regulation created the High- Tech Cybercrime Investigation Center (in Spanish “Centro de Investigaciones del Ciberdelito de Alta Tecnología)) within the framework of the “Program for Strengthening Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation”. Resolution 139/2022 sets forth the Center’s purposes, actions and structure.
The most relevant aspects of the Center´s activities are the following:
- The Center must initiate an investigation when there is a presumption of possible criminal activity against computers, information systems and/or computer networks or the potential existence of a criminal organization.
- The Center must cooperate in the investigation of crimes against the sexual integrity of children and adolescents allegedly committed through electronic means.
- The Center´s main purpose is to assist the local police and to analyze and propose methods, techniques, tools, processes and protocols to achieve continuous improvement of police action against cybercrime.
For further information contact: mperuzzotti@ojambf.com.
