National Cybercrime Investigators Program (NCIP)

NCIP is a self-sustaining nationwide program that provides tools to NCIP-Certified Investigators to investigate cybersecurity incidents and to support cybercrime prosecutions. NCIP was developed by a National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) Work Group led by Sheriff David Goad, Allegany County, MD. It provides a pre-packaged set of services for Sheriffs and Chiefs, and the cyber incident investigation firms with which they choose to partner, aimed at enabling them to readily step up the cyber incident investigation services they provide for constituents. NCIP was launched at the instance of, and it is supported by, the National Sheriffs Association, see NSA Resolutions at https://www.ncip.tech/nsa-resolutions. It is also a supported activity of the Emergency Services Sector Coordinating Council, the single voice that DHS recognizes for the entire Emergency Services Sector, see https://www.sheriffs.org/content/emergency-service-sector-coordinating-council-esscc. NCIP is also supported by the e-Ponte Foundation, https://e-ponte.tech/. Tools provided include: • Cybercrime Victim Support, available through Cybercrime Support Network, https://cybercrimesupport.org • Training, especially low-cost or free training for law enforcement personnel, and • Subscription-based Information sharing and collaboration services