Cyber Crime in the Digital Age Andy Archibald
Cyber Crime in the Digital Age Andy Archibald Head, National Cyber Crime Unit
What is Cyber Crime? Pure Cyber crime • Can only be committed through the use of ICT. Cyber enabled crime • Can be committed without technology but is assisted or escalated by the use of ICT.
Motivations – Pure Cyber Crime • Child abuse images • Political / Kudos • Financial Reward
Cyber crime in the digital age
Key Threats to the UK • • • Malware Data markets Network Intrusions Finance Infrastructure Cyber – enabled activity
The Role of Law Enforcement • Lead the law enforcement response to the highest level cyber crime threats. • Support NCA Operations and law enforcement partners in their response to cyber-enabled crime. • Coordinate national and international efforts to tackle cyber crime.
International cooperation • Criminals operate with no regard to international boundaries • Coordinating the response - we are all victims of the same threats • Working towards a new international model: Ø Shared understanding of the threat Ø Coordinated priorities Ø International deconfliction Ø Global proactive investigation hubs
Industry participation • Working with industry is critical - law enforcement must do more to be equal partners with industry • Moving from industry partnerships to industry participation: Ø Shared understanding of the threat Ø Joint investigation teams Ø CISP / NFIB / Action Fraud Ø BBA / ISP cooperation
Law enforcement skills • New crimes need new skills • High end skills – coders, programmers, technical engineers. • Challenge to attract, retain and reward these individuals. • General increase in skills, knowledge and awareness across law enforcement.
Andy Archibald Head of National Cyber Crime Unit andrew. archibald@nca. x. gsi. gov. uk nccu@nca. x. gsi. gov. uk
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