Cyber Crimes Center (C3)
Coordinates investigations of cyber-related criminal activity and provides forensic, intelligence and investigative support services across all HSI programmatic areas.
The DHS Cyber Crimes Center (C3) supports HSI’s mission through coordination of investigations of cyber-related criminal activity and provides forensic, intelligence and investigative support services across all HSI programmatic areas.
C3 brings together highly technical assets dedicated to conducting cross-border criminal investigations of cyber-related crimes. DHS C3 identifies and targets any cybercrime activity in which HSI has jurisdiction.
Its mission is to:
- Keep pace with emerging computer technology and cyber processes.
- Proactively use these new technologies to combat criminal activity and address vulnerabilities.
- Disseminate to field offices and worldwide law enforcement and intelligence organizations the most current trends, risks, procedures, lessons learned and investigative leads.
- Support investigations into cyber related criminal activities and vulnerabilities with state-of-the-art cyber investigative methods and computer forensic techniques.