Jamie Bend, research fellow at IPPR, told silicon.com that "e-crime is growing - there are threats in the online world [small businesses] aren't aware of. SMEs - the backbone of British industry - have received a gentle reminder on the IT security...
The figures released by NOP on behalf of the NHTCU show the cost to British business of e-crime is now running into billions of pounds as a result of cyberattacks that range from viruses and denials of service to internal threats - including...
The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) is targeting SMEs in a campaign to raise awareness of computer crime. The NHTCU has produced a booklet for small firms advising them of how to protect themselves from the usual security threats, including...
This year the e-Crime Congress, an event I helped organise, will hear from UK politicos such as Home Office minister Vernon Coaker, shadow home affairs minister James Brokenshire and information commissioner Richard Thomas.
This year even shadow home secretary David Davis will be joining the directors of the FBI, US Secret Service, Nato and the likes of PayPal, Lloyds TSB and Unilever to reflect on a shared problem that threatens the world's most advanced economies.
With the growing importance of ecommerce for the British economy, it is crucial that there is help at hand from a special unit to enforce, protect and help prevent e-crime. Local police forces do not have the resources or expertise to deal with...