e-crime
US attorney generals poised to join forces over e-crime
News A proposal to unite forces against cybercrime is under discussion by all Attorney Generals throughout the US. The unifying network, Lawnet, would link US police forces from local detectives right up to the FBI. [12 Jan 2000]
Controversial ecommerce laws resurface in Home Office Bill
News The contentious legislation includes topics such as reversal of burden-of-proof for encryption keys, wiretapping on the Internet and a clause which could allow victims of electronic signature forgery to be held responsible for the... [22 Nov 1999]
E-crime fear is holding back UK ecommerce
News More than a third of UK businesses are failing to take precautions to protect mission-critical operations from Internet crime, according to research commissioned by Novell. This is hampering ecommerce because it seems... [29 Oct 1999]
E-fraud ignored by UK financial firms, says Unisys survey
News Management continues to ignore the evidence that good training for staff pay major dividends in terms of crime prevention. The DTI is committed to fighting ecommerce fraud, yet a survey out today, by Unisys, reveals that... [22 Oct 1999]
E-fraud comes under the spotlight
News People have different views on how it is perpetrated, the extent of crime that can be committed and how easy it is to conceal yourself on the Internet," he added. Electronic fraud took centre stage yesterday at the... [27 May 1999]
Ecommerce chief calls for Net crime taskforce
News The managing director of e centre UK, Alan Boxer has called for the creation of a taskforce to help law enforcement agencies control crime on the Net. Boxer said the taskforce would harness the technical... [17 Mar 1999]