United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda Taglialatela, on Wednesday recommended that member countries of the Regional Security System (RSS) update their cybercrime laws.
Addressing the RSS Council of Ministers meeting, the US diplomat said criminal activity facilitated by information technology is on the rise, particularly due to the use of mobile phones to plan and carry out criminal activity.
In 2017, the RSS, with the support of the United States, opened its Digital Forensics Laboratory.
The lab continues to grow and provide cyber or digital forensic analysis services to law enforcement and military organizations in RSS member states.
Ambassador Taglialatela said with a small staff and sophisticated software and technology, the Lab cleared over 300 cases in support of criminal investigations throughout the region.
