CCIPS Documents And Reports

Manuals/Guides

Prosecuting Computer Crimes Manual (2010)

Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes Manual (April 2013)

Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations Manual (2009)

IP Victim Guide (October 2018)

Digital Forensic Analysis Methodology Flowchart (August 22, 2007)

Policies

Intake and Charging Policy for Computer Crime Matters (September 11, 2014)

Policy Regarding Applications for Protective Orders Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2705(b) (October 19, 2017)

Supplemental Policy Regarding Applications for Protective Orders Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2705(b) (May 27, 2022)

Blog Posts and White Papers

Computer Crime

• An Important Court Opinion Holds Lawful Warrants Can Be Used to Obtain Evidence from U.S. Internet Service Providers When those Providers Store Evidence Outside the U.S. (February 6, 2017)
• Additional Considerations Regarding the Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (November 28, 2016)
• Ensuring Botnets Are Not “Too Big to Investigate” (November 22, 2016)
• Ensuring Tech-Savvy Criminals Do Not Have Immunity from Investigation (November 21, 2016)
• DOJ Releases Intake and Charging Policy for Computer Crime Matters (October 25, 2016)
• Rule 41 Changes Ensure a Judge May Consider Warrants for Certain Remote Searches (June 20, 2016)
• Criminalizing the Overseas Sale of Stolen U.S. Financial Information (March 20, 2015)
• Prosecuting the Sale of Botnets and Malicious Software (March 18, 2015)
• Prosecuting Privacy Abuses by Corporate and Government Insiders (March 16, 2015)
• Addressing Threats to Privacy Posed by Spyware (March 13, 2015)
• Assuring Authority for Courts to Shut Down Botnets (March 11, 2015)
• Legislative Proposals to Protect Online Privacy and Security (March 9, 2015)

Intellectual Property

• CCIPS Comments on the 2024 DMCA Section 1201 Exemption for Research Pertaining to Generative AI
• DOJ and Department of State Launch IPLEC Network (Dec. 15, 2017)
• CCIPS Comments on the 2018 DMCA Section 1201 Security Research Exemption (June 28, 2018)
• Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement Highlights Justice Department’s Dedication to Protecting Intellectual Property Critical to U.S. Economy (2016)
• The Justice Department is Determined to Protect Our Economy by Combating Intellectual Property Theft (2013)
• Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer Speaks on the Importance of IP Crime Enforcement (2011)
• Attorney General Holder and DOJ Officials Host Intellectual Property Enforcement Meeting with Industry Representatives (2011)
• Protecting America's Intellectual Property Assets (2011)
• Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement Announced (2010)
• Justice Department Leads Ninth Regional Intellectual Property (IP) Law Enforcement (2010)
• IP Prosecutors and Investigators in Bangkok and Singapore Receive Training from DOJ Cyber and IP Experts (2010)
• Justice Department Hosts International Intellectual Property Program on Advanced Computer and Digital Forensics (2009)

Topical White Papers

• CLOUD Act Resources
• Best Practices for Victim Response and Reporting of Cyber Incidents (September 2018)

Gathering Intelligence and Purchasing Data on the Dark Web

• Legal Considerations when Gathering Online Cyber Threat Intelligence and Purchasing Data from Illicit Sources (February 2020)

Enterprise Data

• Seeking Enterprise Customer Data Held by Cloud Service Providers (December 2017)

Vulnerability Disclosure Programs and Policies

• A Framework for a Vulnerability Disclosure Program for Online Systems (July 2017)

Internet of Things

• Cybersecurity Unit and Consumer Technology Association Joint Statement on Securing IoT Devices (July 2017)

Information Sharing

• DHS and DOJ Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Procedures and Guidance and FAQs (October 2020)
• Sharing Cyberthreat Information Under 18 USC § 2702(a)(3) (May 2014)
• Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission: Antitrust Policy Statement on Sharing of Cybersecurity Information (April 2014)

Active Defense

• Cyber Defense Experts Roundtable Report (March 10, 2015)

Cyber Threats

• Ransomware: What It Is and What To Do About It (June 2016)
• How To Protect Your Networks from Ransomware: Interagency Technical Guidance Document (June 2016)

Reports

Computer Crime

Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital Task Force Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework (October 2020)

Report of the Attorney General’s Cyber Digital Task Force (July 2018)

Intellectual Property

DOJ Report to Congress Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act (May 2018)

United States Department of Justice PRO IP Act Final Report
FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017  | FY 2014
FY 2013 | FY 2012 | FY 2011 | FY 2010 | FY 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation PRO IP Act Final Report
FY2015  | FY2014 | FY 2012 | FY 2011 | FY 2010

FY 2017–2019 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (December 2016)

2020 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress (March 2020)

2019 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress (February 2019)

2018 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress (March 2018)

2016 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement (January 2017)

2015 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement (April 2016)

2013 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement Report (June 2013)

Administration Strategy to Mitigate the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets (February 2013)

Administration's White Paper on IP Enforcement Legislative Recommendations (March 2011)

Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Inter-Agency Working Group Report to the Vice President of the United States and to Congress (March 2011)

Speeches

AAG Benczkowski Delivers Remarks at the 13th Law Enforcement and Industry Meeting on IP Enforcement (Nov. 6, 2019)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks Highlighting Cybercrime Enforcement at Center for Strategic and International Studies (December 7, 2016)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks at New York University Center for Cybersecurity (September 20, 2016)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Speaks at International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition Inc. and Underwriters Laboratories Latin America Regional Brand Protection Summit (June 23, 2016)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Speaks at the CCIPS-CSIS Cybercrime Symposium 2016: Cooperation and Electronic Evidence Gathering Across Borders (June 6, 2016)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks at the 12th Annual State of the Net Conference (January 25, 2016)

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Bitkower Delivers Keynote Address at George Washington Law Review Symposium entitled "Hacking into the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act" (November 6, 2015)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks at "Cybersecurity + Law Enforcement: The Cutting Edge" Symposium (October 16, 2015)

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at the Department of Justice Cybersecurity Symposium (July 21, 2015)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks at the ABA’s National Institute on Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies (June 26, 2015)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks at the Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute (May 20, 2015)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks at the Criminal Division's Cybersecurity Industry Roundtable (April 29, 2015)

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at the Criminal Division's Cybersecurity Industry Roundtable (April 29, 2015)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Speaks at Cybercrime 2020 Symposium (December 4, 2014)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Speaks at Duke University School of Law (October 23, 2014)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks for the Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker Operations and Related Criminal Charges (June 2, 2014)

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman at the State of the Net Conference (January 28, 2014)

Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer Speaks at Fordham University School of Law (September 19, 2012)

Testimony

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Downing Testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee at Hearing Entitled “Ransomware: Understanding the Threat and Exploring Solutions” (May 18, 2016)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Downing Testifies before House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at Hearing Entitled “Geolocation Technology and Privacy” (March 2, 2016)

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Bitkower Testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee at Hearing Entitled “International Conflicts of Law Concerning Cross Border Data Flow and Law Enforcement Requests” (February 25, 2016)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Bitkower Delivers Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism’s Hearing Entitled “Cyber Crime: Modernizing Our Legal Framework for the Information Age” (July 8, 2015)

Testimony as Prepared for Delivery by Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division David Bitkower Before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary on the Topic, "Copyright Remedies" (July 24, 2014)

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Testifies Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism (July 15, 2014)

Testimony as Prepared for Delivery by Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Mythili Raman Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the Topic, “Privacy in the Digital Age” (February 4, 2014)

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman Testifies Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (November 18, 2013)

Statement of Deputy Section Chief Richard Downing Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (November 15, 2011)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason M. Weinstein Testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee at Hearing Entitled "Oversight of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Efforts"(June 22, 2011)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason M. Weinstein Testifies before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law at Hearing Entitled "Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy" (May 10, 2011)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason M. Weinstein Testifies before Senate Committee on Crime and Terrorism at Hearing Entitled "Cybersecurity: Responding to the Threat of Cyber Crime and Terrorism" (April 12, 2011)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason M. Weinstein Testifies before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security at Hearing Entitled "Data Retention as a Tool for Investigating Internet Child Pornography and Other Internet Crimes" (January 25, 2011)

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason M. Weinstein Testifies before House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement at Hearing Entitled "Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Global Economy: Current Trends and Future Challenges" (December 9, 2009)