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Australian cops investigate 'anonymous' cyber attack threat
News The Australian Federal Police are leading the investigation into these cyber attacks," an AGD spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.com.au. The government considers cyber security to be one of... [09 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet There are a number of other bodies that are charged with tackling cybercrime of different sorts: for example, the government's mooted Office of Cyber Security (OCS), which will protect Britain's IT infrastructure, goes... [20 Jul 2009]
Police launch £1bn-worth of e-crime investigations
News The PCeU is already working with government agencies, businesses and banks on investigations into "top end" cyber attacks, including distributed denial of service and malware attacks on key systems, Metropolitan Police... [25 Mar 2009]
London Olympics cyber cops hit the ground running
News The UK's new cyber crime unit has been tasked with protecting the London 2012 Games from hackers and online criminals. The Police Central E-Crime Unit (PCeU) is in talks with Atos Origin and other IT suppliers to the... [13 Jan 2009]
UK police: 'We need crime breathalysers for PCs'
News UK police are hoping to one day develop a breathalyser-style tool for computers that could instantly flag up illegal activity on any PC it's attached to. Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, architect of the UK's Police Central... [11 Dec 2008]
Cops enlist HAL in fight against crime
News Looking at how AI techniques can boost digital forensics, the government-funded Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will examine the potential use of AI in web counter-terrorism surveillance, fighting... [05 Nov 2008]
Police fraud centre ready for takeoff
News Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Metropolitan Police Service, one of the architects of the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), has revealed pilots for the National Fraud Reporting Centre are due to kick off... [02 Oct 2008]
Do you have what it takes to be an e-caped crusader?
News I'm well known for my drive around special constables, recruiting people from industry and training them up as cops to work with us for a number of days a month, supported by their companies. Detective superintendent... [01 Oct 2008]
Can £7m dent £105bn cyber crime menace?
News Speaking at an industry event organised by online payments company SecureTrading last week she said: "At the end of the day, we've got a handful of cops to deal with the high volume of frauds taking place. [01 Oct 2008]
Dear silicon.com... NHS 'savings', e-crime coppers, skills crisis?...
Comment Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site.e-cops Small businesses and web start-ups will simply not be able to afford proposed costs, giving... [20 Mar 2008]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News It will be police officers working in partnership with industry so we all benefit from sharing our knowledge - you will have cops sat next to ISP employees, sat next to somebody from the banking system. [12 Mar 2008]
India to train thousands more cyber cops
News Training centres for thousands more cyber cops are planned in India as the country's IT industry tries to boost its security credentials. President of Indian IT industry group Nasscom, Som Mittal, said... [06 Feb 2008]
Cyber cops investigate Manchester police DoS attack
News But after struggling to get any concrete leads, the force told silicon.com it has now called in cyber crime experts from the NHTCU in the hunt for the attacker. A GMP spokesman said: "Enquiries are still ongoing in... [12 Jul 2005]
Hi-tech cops to underpin UK's elite 'FBI' police force
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) will be a key plank of the UK government's plans to tackle 21st-century organised crime with a new FBI-style crime-fighting agency. The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) will tackle crimes such... [09 Feb 2004]
Cyber cops get forensics code
News Police have been issued new guidelines for gathering computer crime and electronic forensic evidence that deals with handling PDAs and mobile phones and the use of outside expert witnesses in investigations. [26 Sep 2003]
