Retirement of President Jörg ZIERCKE

Within the framework of the BKA Autumn Conference 2014, an official ceremony was held on 19 November 2014 in which the Federal Minister of the Interior, Mr. Thomas DE MAIZIÈRE, bid farewell to the retiring BKA President, Mr. Jörg ZIERCKE, after nearly 11 years at the top of the agency. Subsequently, the future BKA President, Mr. Holger MÜNCH, was inaugurated in office.

Tasks assigned to the passenger information unit "PIU"

Formal opening of the new case and exhibit management unit "VAST"

First recruitment of cybercrime investigators

For an effective and efficient crime control in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), the BKA employed seven cybercrime investigators as part of a pilot project for the first time. IT experts with corresponding bachelor's degrees, recruited from outside the BKA, are trained as police officers who can then combine the required cyber know-how with criminalistic capabilities.

The tasks performed by cybercrime investigators include the whole range of autonomous criminal case handling in the BKA's specialist divisions, such as

• clearing up hacking attacks,
• internet fraud and other computer offences,
• forensic identification and analysis of digital traces,
• investigations regarding organised criminals or terrorists, and
• evaluation and analysis of information.