Training key to tackling e-crime

By Tom Young on Dec 15, 2008 2:53PM

E-crime must become part of standard police training if law enforcement authorities are to successfully tackle the huge problem of computer crime, according to the head of the Metropolitan Police e-crime unit.

The UK is facing a growing wave of internet crime, according to the latest annual Virtual Criminology Report from security specialist McAfee. Published this week, the report’s findings include a threefold increase in the number of malware variants.The study highlights a lack of policing ...

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