e-crime
RSS e-crime'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]
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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 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 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]
'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]
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]
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 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]
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]
Government and vendors accused over SME e-crime
News SMEs - the backbone of British industry - have received a gentle reminder on the IT security front, with influential political organisations and vendors, the ever-present Microsoft among them, stepping up to join the crusade to... [13 Feb 2004]
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]
Brampton Factor: Fighting e-crime
Comment What's the most effective way to crack down on cyber crime? When there is talk of new legislation to deter e-crime, the culprits are usually depicted as either delinquent hackers or... [16 May 2006]
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]
Police launch £1bn-worth of e-crime investigations
News The City of London Police (Colp) force has launched £1bn-worth of computer crime investigations over the last year, it was revealed this week. During its first year in operation as the National Lead Police Force for... [25 Mar 2009]
