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Cybercrime: The Movie
Blog Fortify, an enterprise security company has backed a documentary called: The New Face of Cybercrime - and it was being screened in London yesterday. They’ve hosted a clip on YouTube for anyone who’s looking for a more accurate depiction of the...
[January 30, 2008, 14:33]
Enterprises: Cybercrime costs us dear
News Chief information officers see cybercrime as a greater threat than physical crime, according to an IBM survey of manufacturing, financial, healthcare and retail enterprises. Fifty-seven percent of the 600 US businesses surveyed said they are losing...
[March 17, 2006, 11:15]
Cybercrime 'must be taken seriously'
News EURIM's manifesto claims failure to crack down on cybercrime will be to the long term detriment of society and business. It calls for a number of measures including proper resourcing of cybercrime-fighting efforts which EURIM says are currently in...
[March 23, 2005, 8:50]
Cybercrime treaty may conflict with UN declaration
News A leading UK Internet rights group is to warn United Nations representatives that international plans to fight cybercrime pose a serious menace to the privacy and rights of all Internet users. So far, we have not witnessed openness, and...
[December 12, 2000, 13:30]
Official: Cybercrime is growing
News The NHTCU will launch results of its annual survey on cybercrime next Tuesday. Deats wouldn't give any advance details of the survey, but he did say that Mafia-like organised crime gangs were becoming more involved with cybercrime.
[April 1, 2005, 14:30]
Cybercrime laws aren't working, says minister
News The UK minister for e-government has admitted that current laws are failing to combat cybercrime, and has called for more international cooperation to fight offenders. Jim Murphy, the Cabinet Office Minister responsible for e-government, told ZDNet...
[October 28, 2005, 13:00]
Tories attack gov't over cybercrime delay
News Davis reiterated the Conservative Party's commitment to starting its own dedicated cybercrime policing and reporting unit if elected to government. The Tories have launched a stinging attack on the government's failure to pay £1.3m to fund a...
[April 4, 2008, 8:46]
Council of Europe ratifies cybercrime treaty
News An 'anti-cybercrime treaty' designed to impose penalties on those breaking the law via the internet, originally adopted in November 2001, is finally to get the green light. The Convention on Cybercrime will come into effect on 1 July next year.
[March 22, 2004, 15:00]
Soca reveals its cybercrime-fighting successes
News The police body tasked with fighting e-crime in the UK has revealed some of its cybercrime-fighting successes — but e-crime still appears a low priority. Notable cybercrime successes include Operation Ajowan, in which Soca broke up a website where...
[May 16, 2008, 10:39]
Lord battles government over cybercrime laws
Talkback Best to sent these cybercrime laws back from where they came from along with the message that they should redo their home work. It seems to me that the House of Lords has been very poorly informed overall concerning these matters.
[June 21, 2006, 1:17]
Anti-cybercrime centre opens for research
News A new £30m IT security research centre, which officially opened in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, is working on anti-cybercrime technology to better protect people online and offline. The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), which is...
[September 24, 2009, 9:58]
Yahoo calls for 'effective' cybercrime laws
News Yahoo on Thursday called for "effective" legislation combined with industry self regulation, to deal with online fraud, child abuse, and other cybercrime. Pembrooke advocated a combination of legislation and self regulation of Internet businesses...
[March 31, 2006, 15:35]
CBI demands action on cybercrime
News The UK's top business leaders are calling upon the government to take action against cybercrime, warning that many firms are still refusing to put their business online for fear of losing money or reputation.
[August 29, 2001, 12:20]
RSA calls for specialist UK cybercrime unit
News A former US intelligence technology specialist has warned of the need for a dedicated cybercrime taskforce in the UK. Businesses have also called for a dedicated police cybercrime unit. Bret Hartman, chief technology officer at security company RSA...
[February 15, 2008, 8:15]
Hotlines unite for a EC crackdown on cybercrime
News A European approach towards cracking down on cybercrime is often hindered by differing legal standards between countries. While a European coordinated approach to cybercrime is important, Inhope has also recognised the need for child protection...
[May 28, 2001, 6:28]
MP to propose tougher cybercrime laws
News Such a hike in sentences would make the offence an extraditable one and bring it into line with the European Convention on Cybercrime. The UK All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG) is calling on the government to raise the penalties for...
[March 14, 2005, 7:40]
Lord battles government over cybercrime laws
News The peer said he hopes the legislation will enable the police and judiciary to better tackle cybercrime, and provide the government with guidance in understanding it. Sweeping changes to UK computer crime laws have been proposed by a Conservative...
[June 20, 2006, 14:50]
Lord vows to fight cybercrime laws
News A clause in the bill will make it illegal to create or distribute software tools which are likely to be used for hacking purposes, and is intended to address the rise of organised cybercrime. A proposed UK law has been heavily criticised by Lords...
[May 25, 2006, 16:05]
Home Office says 'no' to cybercrime figures
News The Home Office will not be recording cybercrime figures, despite investing £25m in a National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) launched on Wednesday. Despite the Home Office's commitment to tackling computer-based crime, it has no plans to gather or...
[April 20, 2001, 15:10]
European cybercrime squad gets green light
News The EC has given the go-ahead to setting up a pan-European cybercrime squad, designed to help police forces across the continent coordinate their efforts. The agency isn't intended to be a single cybercrime-combating force for the whole of Europe...
[November 24, 2003, 15:30]
