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News It is an admission by the government they were absolutely wrong to get rid of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit," he said. MPs have called for more money to fund a new e-crime unit and end the image the UK... [05 Nov 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News Hi-tech China - in pictures… Beijing Olympics 2008 Inside Nokia's Beijing factory Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses,... [27 Jun 2008]
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News The UK used to have a dedicated police e-crime fighting body - called the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) - but this was rolled into the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) in April 2006. A former... [14 Feb 2008]
Businesses call for police cyber crime unit
News Organisations must currently report any attacks on their network or data to local police computer crime units and there is concern at the lack of co-ordination since the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit was... [08 Oct 2007]
UK needs cyber-crime reporting body
News The UK did previously have such an e-crime body, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHCTU). The UK needs a reporting body to deal with e-crime occurrences, according to a group of senior IT chiefs.... [19 Jul 2007]
Orange inks deal to overhaul investment bank's network
News The plot was foiled by the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. The £1.6m deal with Orange Business Services will see the installation of the network in the bank's new Temple Court offices in the Square Mile. [05 Dec 2006]
Russian hacker trio jailed for cyber attacks
News Maksakov, Petrov and Stepanov were arrested in 2004, through a joint operation between the UK National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) and the Russian authorities. Three Russian citizens have been jailed for... [05 Oct 2006]
William Hill fights back against the hackers
News The UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit eventually smashed a Russian gang involved in the online extortion racket and money laundering but the threat hasn't entirely disappeared. The entire online betting... [04 Oct 2006]
'Kids and IT means chaos not creativity'
News One reader pointed out: "Yes the hoodie-clothed youth-of-today is tech-savvy, in that they can text and MSN at the same time, can rip anything to an iPod, get ever-increasing hi-scores on Xbox/PS2, but... [28 Sep 2006]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Steve Jobs
News As the countdown begins to silicon.com's seventh annual Agenda Setters poll of tech's 50 most influential individuals, it is time to look back at those who held top 10 positions in 2005. He is, after all, Steve Jobs -... [20 Sep 2006]
"Trusted insiders" a threat to corporate security
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, which previously dealt with internet crime in the UK, has also been rolled into Soca. Employees are still one of the greatest threats to corporate security as new-aged... [25 Apr 2006]
UK's "FBI" takes on cyber-criminals
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, which previously dealt with internet crime in the UK, has also been rolled into SOCA. Clarke said the new agency will "exploit hi-tech... [03 Apr 2006]
Interpol demands secure PCs
News Activities such as phishing and pharming would be drastically reduced if PCs were sold with security software ready and running, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit's E-Crime Congress in London was told.... [31 Mar 2006]
Interpol: Politicians failing to tackle phishing
News Speaking on Monday at an anti-phishing conference in Brussels, Bernhard Otupal, crime intelligence officer for Interpol's financial and hi-tech crime unit, said politicians are unaware of the ways... [21 Mar 2006]
Unisys opens offshore IT facility in China
News The new state-of-the-art facility in Shanghai ZhangJiang Hi-Tech Park will begin operations this month. Cal Killen, VP of Unisys Global Services, said the tech centre in Shanghai will... [20 Mar 2006]
