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Cyber crime: The global battle
News Police forces worldwide are mobilising to tackle the estimated $104bn global cyber crime menace but money, manpower and expertise varies wildly from country to country, with the UK's response being... [05 Jun 2008]
Cyber crime more feared than muggings or burglary
News Consumers are more worried about falling victim to cyber crime than mugging, car theft or burglary, a survey has revealed. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden warned the public will lose out on the... [09 Oct 2006]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News The unit would provide leadership and expertise to co-ordinate investigations nationwide and collate reports from forces across the country, as well as offering a central point of contact for reporting cyber... [19 Mar 2008]
Cyber crime: Police not taking it seriously
News Just six per cent said cyber crime should be a lower priority for police and 11 per cent of silicon.com readers said the police have the balance "about right".silicon.com's e-Crime... [07 Apr 2008]
Cyber-crime law draws closer to reality
News The Council of Europe has approved a draft cyber-crime treaty aimed at bringing together international policy on those committing illegal and terrorist activity online. The legislation must now be signed... [21 Sep 2000]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment The growth of international cyber crime and terrorism over the past five years has spurred the FBI to establish dedicated cyber squads at each of its 56 field offices across the US and... [15 Apr 2008]
UK Plc feels abandoned to cyber crime onslaught
News The majority of UK businesses, 65 per cent, have seen an increase in cyber crime attacks, with a quarter having suffered a DDoS attack or had their corporate systems infected by malware, the Corporate IT... [03 Nov 2008]
Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation: A Case Study on Cyber Crime
White Paper His goal in working with the international group is to establish contacts with prosecutors worldwide on cyber crime. Attorney General Shurtleff quotes the U.S. General Accounting Office as estimating... [02 Dec 2004]
UK struck by cyber crime wave
News The UK is suffering a cyber crime wave that has seen online financial fraud jump 20 per cent, according to a new report. Reports of cyber crime in the UK rose nine per... [30 Oct 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment The threat of terrorism is soaking up funds badly needed to combat cyber crime. After all, if the FBI only has a team of 100 officers to deal with all cyber crime... [27 Feb 2008]
Leader: Time to rethink cyber crime priorities
Leader We're often warned of the menace of cyber crime to UK business - and hear plenty of ideas for what needs to be done to fight back. And of course, silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign has been trying to... [24 Aug 2007]
Offshoring: Met and CBC unite against cyber crime
News The Metropolitan Police and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) have joined forces to set up a working party to tackle the increasing threat of global cyber crime especially in offshoring companies. [13 Jul 2005]
Government to allocate £50m to cyber-crime unit
News Currently NCIS says half the money from government will be spent on a central administration investigating crime on the internet, with the other half to be spent on training police forces to deal better with... [10 Jul 2000]
Lord: 'We need better cyber crime laws'
News The peer said he hopes the legislation will enable the police and judiciary to better tackle cyber crime, and provide the government with guidance in understanding it. Sweeping changes to UK computer... [21 Jun 2006]
Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod
News The ratification marks "an important milestone in the fight against international cyber crime," said Paul Kurtz, executive director of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, which counts... [07 Aug 2006]
