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Criminal IT: The crime you can still get away with

Comment Unfortunately, the law of criminal damage talks of destruction of property and does not include what are called 'intangibles'. So, vandalism of computer information cannot be considered to be the same as vandalism of a bus shelter; the criminal...

Tags: computer misuse act, computer crime, police, denial of service

[28 Apr 2005]

The Bloor Perspective: Criminal licensing, dot-com job trends and government IT winners

Comment Put simply, non-compliance is a criminal offence. If organisations don't want to implement effective PC management, perhaps they should simply move on to a thin client, otherwise known as server-based computing, architecture saving themselves time...

[18 Mar 2002]

<strong>Criminal</strong> IT: How good security helps convict cybercriminals

Criminal IT: How good security helps convict cybercriminals

Comment Evidence literally means 'that which can be seen' and the criminal courts recognise a wide variety of different forms. The point is an important one because, other than in special circumstances, hearsay evidence is generally considered to be...

Tags: computer crime, law, cybercrime

[23 Mar 2005]

Leader: Criminal record system highlights fatal government flaws

Leader The government’s flagship system for doing criminal background checks on people who work with children and vulnerable adults came in for some stinging criticism today from the National Audit Office and MPs on the Public Accounts Committee.

[13 Feb 2004]

Criminal IT: Unlocking the power of computer crime evidence

Comment Unfortunately for law enforcement, all of these careful and practical measures, all of the consideration of presenting evidence effectively, all of the presentational technology and qualified expert witnesses - all of these elements become...

Tags: encryption, cybercrime

[19 Oct 2005]

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001: Criminal Procedure Sections

whitepaper The antiterrorism bill recently enacted by Congress makes a number of significant changes to criminal procedure and related topics. This paper describes some of these changes and discusses some of the legal implications.

Tags: border security, bill, implications, laws

[27 Dec 2004]

Criminal IT: What you can do to help the fight against cybercrime

Comment No police force, no corporate investigators and no aspect of the criminal justice system can afford now to ignore the all-important computer evidence. My day job is a rather unusual one; I'm a computer expert witness, principally in criminal...

Tags: criminal expert witness, cybercrime

[23 Feb 2005]

Criminal data to be consolidated in £250m deal

News The NPS National Offender Management Service (Noms) database will be linked with Her Majesty's Prison Service so offenders can be "better managed" throughout their time in the criminal justice system, according to the NPS.

Tags: noms, omni, nps, offender

[04 Oct 2005]

The McCue Interview: <strong>Criminal</strong> Justice IT director-general John Suffolk

The McCue Interview: Criminal Justice IT director-general John Suffolk

Comment Bird flu is on John Suffolk's mind at the moment - nothing to do with his day job in charge of the government's £2bn Criminal Justice IT programme, unsurprisingly, but rather his other life running a rare breed conservation farm with his wife in...

Tags: john suffolk, cjit

[06 Mar 2006]

Criminal Justice IT opening cheque book

News The UK government's £1.2bn criminal justice IT programme is looking for suppliers to deliver software and data hosting services for its main infrastructure. The Criminal Justice Exchange will allow information sharing between the police, Crown...

Tags: cjit

[13 Jul 2004]

Criminal Justice IT on track for £3bn efficiency savings

News The government's criminal justice IT (CJIT) programme to develop national, joined-up systems for the police, prosecutors, courts and probation workers is on target to achieve £3bn in efficiency savings.

Tags: criminal justice it

[06 Mar 2006]

<strong>Criminal</strong> Justice IT bill hits £2bn

Criminal Justice IT bill hits £2bn

News Funding for the government's criminal justice IT programme is to get an £800m boost, putting the total investment at £2bn. In its strategic plan for criminal justice from 2004 to 2008, the government has outlined how it plans to use leading edge...

[20 Jul 2004]

Using Shortest Path Algorithms to Identify Criminal Associations

whitepaper Frequently in criminal investigations, law enforcement agencies face the problem of identifying associations between a group of entities such as individuals and organizations. This paper presents a link analysis technique to solve such a problem.

Tags: entities, associations, agencies, link

[30 Aug 2005]

Criminal IT: There's no cure-all for information security

Comment This creates a 'perceived cost' for the hacker - or the disgruntled insider or criminal intruder - indicating just how difficult, dangerous and expensive a given breach of security might be. What they all require is continuous monitoring and...

Tags: information security, hackers

[22 Jun 2005]

Firms face <strong>criminal</strong> charges over unlicensed software

Firms face criminal charges over unlicensed software

News Businesses are being urged to grass each other up as part of a new crackdown on unlicensed and pirate software by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) that could see firms face criminal prosecution.

[19 Jan 2004]

COPLINK: Developing Information Sharing and Criminal Intelligence Analysis Technologies for Law Enforcement

whitepaper The COPLINK project directly targets the problems of information sharing and criminal analyses within and between law enforcement agencies. The challenges of being a law enforcement officer are many and exist at different levels.

Tags: data mining - analysis, enforcement, law enforcement, expertise

[30 Aug 2005]

Fujitsu collars Northern Ireland <strong>criminal</strong> justice contract

Fujitsu collars Northern Ireland criminal justice contract

News Fujitsu Services has won around 80 per cent of the £35m, 10-year Causeway Programme aimed at improving operations at criminal justice organisations in Northern Ireland. Alan Thompson, Fujitsu Services account manager for the Causeway Programme...

Tags: criminal justice, northern ireland, fujitsu, contract

[17 Sep 2003]

Fear of Online Crime: Americans Support FBI Interception of Criminal Suspects' Email and New Laws to Protect Online Privacy

whitepaper In July 2000, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FBI had developed a computer system that can intercept a criminal suspect's Internet activities. The capabilities of the new system and its original name, "Carnivore," helped spark controversy...

Tags: security management, email, activities, citizens

[30 Aug 2005]

£1.2bn <strong>criminal</strong> justice IT passes "major milestone"

£1.2bn criminal justice IT passes "major milestone"

News A "major milestone" has been reached in the government's £1.2bn criminal justice IT project, with the creation of an electronic link that will join up police custody and prosecution case preparation systems.

[13 Jan 2004]

Joined up Information Security Policy for the Criminal Justice System

whitepaper The criminal justice community takes its responsibility for information security and data protection seriously. A joined-up information security policy will be a key enabler for joined-up criminal justice and all the benefits that this will bring.

Tags: intranet, justice, responsibility, policy

[24 Feb 2004]

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