e-crime
RSS e-crimee-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... [12 Mar 2008]
'E-crime, not ID cards should be top priority'
News The government is ploughing too many resources into the ID cards scheme while failing to provide resources to fight e-crime, a member of the House of Lords has claimed. Lord Erroll today said plans to... [25 Apr 2006]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News E-crime policing in the UK is broken, according to one MP spearheading a new cyber crime fighting taskforce. Former deputy home secretary, MP Alun Michael, told silicon.com that insights... [15 Sep 2008]
Dear silicon.com... NHS 'savings', e-crime coppers, skills crisis?...
Comment With most e-crime targeting UK business coming from servers in foreign countries, how does the UK police feel it is able to do this? All car owners forced to pay for a car crime police,... [20 Mar 2008]
E-crime hitting British business for billions
News E-crime is dogging British business, according to a survey from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). The figures released by NOP on behalf of the NHTCU show the cost to British... [24 Feb 2004]
E-crime victims confused on where to go for help
News E-crime victims in the UK are confused as to where they should report such crimes. According to a report by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), the UK lacks a central reporting point for... [28 Aug 2009]
eBay: e-crime cops latest recruit
News The UK's new e-crime unit is already collecting criminal intelligence reports from eBay in an effort to help stamp out fraud and data theft targeting the auctioneer.eBay is feeding information on... [25 Feb 2009]
E-crime unit on track, says police chief
News Plans for a national UK cyber crime policing unit remain on track despite the government stalling on funding, a top cyber cop has said. Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, Metropolitan Police Service... [13 Jun 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News UK citizens and businesses have weathered unrelenting attacks from online phishers and hackers in recent years, while witnessing a gradual erosion of the ability of police forces to deal with everyday... [12 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet The PCeU works with the 43 police forces in England and Wales to support them in tackling online crime, including helping to set up regional cybercrime units that will provide expertise and tools for local investigations. [20 Jul 2009]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News Local police forces do not have the resources or expertise to deal with growing cyber crime and online fraud threats facing businesses today. All 12 CIOs and IT directors on this week's CIO Jury are backing silicon.com's... [18 Mar 2008]
Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News The Lords science and technology committee has called for people to be able to report crime directly to the police, rather than having to rely on banks to pass it on to law enforcers.silicon.com's... [08 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment Despite the widespread availability of security software and more sophisticated means of tracking and preventing internet fraud, e-crime is still rising. Because most internet crime... [15 Apr 2008]
Lords: Government must do better on e-crime
News A wide-ranging inquiry into personal internet security conducted by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has "highlighted the threat to the future of the internet posed by e-crime". On the... [10 Aug 2007]
Businesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police
News Businesses would be forced to contribute to the funding of a national police e-crime unit under the current proposal being considered by the Home Office. But the private sector has hit back saying the... [17 Mar 2008]
