European Law Enforcement Reports Surge in Crime-Terror Collaboration

Event summary

  • 69% of European law enforcement agencies report increased collaboration between criminal groups and terrorist organizations over the past two years.
  • Drug trafficking (51%), weapons trafficking (46%), and illegal migrant smuggling (42%) are the top cross-border criminal threats.
  • 48% of respondents cite encrypted communications and financial/crypto expertise as major challenges in investigations.
  • 25% of investigative time is lost due to inadequate analytics and AI capabilities.

The big picture

The survey highlights a growing challenge for European law enforcement as criminal and terrorist networks become more intertwined, demanding advanced investigative tools. Cognyte positions itself as a key provider of solutions to transform complex data into actionable intelligence, capitalizing on the increasing need for sophisticated analytics in the face of evolving threats. The findings underscore the urgency for law enforcement agencies to adopt technology that can handle encrypted communications, financial/crypto expertise, and multi-source data correlation.

What we're watching

Technology Gaps
How Cognyte and competitors will address the 25% time loss due to inadequate analytics and AI capabilities.
Threat Evolution
Whether European law enforcement can keep pace with the accelerating crime-terror convergence.
Regulatory Pressure
The extent to which governments will increase funding for advanced investigative technologies.