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RSS point crackdownBusinesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police
News But the private sector has hit back saying the core funding for a dedicated police unit to combat e-crime must come from the government.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK e-crime police unit. [17 Mar 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News The UK's major industry and business groups have backed silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign, which is calling for the creation of a new national police e-crime unit to combat the growing threat of cyber crime. [14 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News This is why silicon.com has launched its e-Crime Crackdown campaign calling for a national police e-crime unit. Trojans are increasingly used to target companies' top brass silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber... [12 Mar 2008]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, who has just stepped down as head of the Metropolitan Police Service's e-crime unit, is waiting for Home Office approval for the £1.3m start-up costs for the Policing Central E-Crime Unit proposed by the... [12 Mar 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News Some of the biggest names in law enforcement, business and the IT industry have thrown their weight behind our e-Crime Crackdown campaign.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [12 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown - silicon.com launches national campaign
News silicon.com is today launching its e-Crime Crackdown campaign for a properly funded and dedicated national UK police unit to combat the growing threat of high-tech fraud and cyber attacks. Britain is in the grip of the growing cyber crime menace... [12 Mar 2008]
On-demand software can help banks avoid fines
Comment The crackdown on financial crime has opened up opportunities for vendors to produce applications that automatically keep banks compliant with changing regulations. Financial services providers are key in the fight against money laundering because... [01 Nov 2007]
Police: There's no piggybacking crackdown
News The arrest of a man for piggybacking on someone else's wi-fi-enabled broadband connection is not part of a wider crackdown, police said. He admitted to police he had used a third party's unsecured wi-fi access point to use the internet. [24 Aug 2007]
Roaming rates to fall by up to 70 per cent
News As this was seen as unnecessarily complicated, the Commission now proposes taking a European average as a reference point for such charges, a move which would penalise operators in countries with higher wholesale rates. [14 Jun 2006]
Leader: Piracy crackdown no good for China
Leader But let's see how fast stiff regulation and a crackdown will come. One obvious point is that it must be hurting their (albeit deep) pockets. Bill Gates must be feeling pretty chuffed with himself after the Chinese president paid a visit to his home. [21 Apr 2006]
China plans spam crackdown...
News Cox said: "From the point of view of the Chinese citizen this is a good thing though it is long overdue. China is launching an offensive on the problem of spam email - a problem with which it has become synonymous in recent years. [22 Feb 2006]
China signs up to anti-spam pact
News China has finally signed up to a global crackdown on spam, adding the most important name to an international accord and leading legislators to hail the agreement as a vital milestone. China's representative in the London Action Plan, Union Network... [04 Jul 2005]
Europe battling €100bn health fraud losses
News The only silver lining of such a shocking statistic said Gee is that it provides a starting point from which to begin improving matters. The head of counter fraud within the NHS has told silicon.com Europe is losing tens of billions of euros each... [28 Jun 2005]
5 years ago...BSA demands action on piracy
News In the meantime, the BSA has continued its crackdown on businesses who use unlicensed or counterfeit software. The letter, written on behalf of software industry leaders, calls for the adoption of a five-point action plan. [13 Oct 2004]
Spammer's back with spyware
Comment In what could prove to be one the great second acts in internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes center stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software. [12 Oct 2004]
