association crackdown
P2P networks are illegal porn haven, claims RIAA
News The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has taken a new approach in its fight for a legislative crackdown against online piracy by warning that peer-to-peer networks are infested with child pornography. [10 Sep 2003]
Businesses 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]
Mobile alliance takes aim at handset theft
News The new scheme is the latest in a series of initiatives by mobile companies to crackdown on handset theft. The scheme from the GSM Association will combine new features on phones and database technology to try to stamp out the trade in stolen mobiles. [09 Feb 2004]
Crackdown on mobile phone theft stepped up
News Police, government ministers and network operators have pledged to step up the crackdown on mobile phone theft. But he warned that while the crackdown on phone thiefs would continue, those who fraudulently submit insurance claims would also be... [17 Jul 2003]
Firms face massive claims for staff internet abuse
News Businesses that allow workers to download pirate MP3 tracks in the office are at risk of costly lawsuits from a recording industry crackdown. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is threatening to sue individual surfers who download... [04 Jul 2003]
US crackdown sees pro-terror group website closed
News A US website promoting the cause of the IRA has been taken off the web in the continuing crackdown on all things terrorist related. IRAradio.com which was developed in association with US radio station Radio Free Eireann by the Cosmic Entertainment... [05 Oct 2001]
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]
UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
News Apacs said consumers must be vigilant after the number of reported incidents shot up by more than 10,000 during the first quarter of 2008.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [16 Apr 2008]
20,000 Scots flout mobile phone driving ban
News Scottish police are to launch a crackdown on motorists flouting the mobile phone driving ban after revealing that 20,000 drivers have been caught north of the border since the law came into force in December 2003. [17 Oct 2005]
File-sharing down after music industry crackdown
News The record industry's crackdown on individuals who trade songs online has caused a drop in the use of file-swapping applications, according to an internet ratings service. On 25 June the Recording Industry Association of America announced it was... [15 Jul 2003]
Cyber crime: The global battle
News The breadth of the international cyber crime-fighting arsenal highlights ways in which the UK's cyber defences could be bolstered, as called for by silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign. Staffing in city units reflects cyber crime reporting... [05 Jun 2008]
AV giants target eBay software fraud
News Two of the world's largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against a group of software pirates selling illegal versions of well-known security software on eBay, as part of a major crackdown on software fraud on the auction site. [17 May 2006]
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]
Software cops mount car boot challenge
News Police and Trading Standards officers have arrested seven people as part of crackdown on software counterfeiting. Operation Carter, involved representatives from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Elspa), the Federation... [20 Oct 2005]
Crackdown targets 'unsafe' systems
News The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is planning a crackdown on 'unsafe' software, in a delayed reaction to the date-change chaos of 18 months ago. But the Computer Services and Software Association believes the changes are unnecessary and... [29 Aug 2001]
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