Operational activity targeting online criminals has seen the unit deliver nearly 30 per cent of its £504 million harm reduction target in this initial period alone.
The figure -- clearly more than the projected target for a full year -- relates to the amount of money the country has been prevented from losing through cyber crime, and this has been achieved following a number of successful prosecutions and operations by the unit.
The ACPO National e-Crime Programme (NeCP), which is responsible for delivering the policing response to the Cabinet Office's National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP), was allocated £30 million earlier this year after cyber security was recognised as one of the biggest threats to the UK.
See more at: http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/223674/20111003/economy-met-pceu-save-crime-harm-reduction-online.htm
The figure -- clearly more than the projected target for a full year -- relates to the amount of money the country has been prevented from losing through cyber crime, and this has been achieved following a number of successful prosecutions and operations by the unit.
The ACPO National e-Crime Programme (NeCP), which is responsible for delivering the policing response to the Cabinet Office's National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP), was allocated £30 million earlier this year after cyber security was recognised as one of the biggest threats to the UK.
See more at: http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/223674/20111003/economy-met-pceu-save-crime-harm-reduction-online.htm
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