Cyber Crime in the Digital Age Andy Archibald Head, National Cyber Crime Unit
Dec 17, 2015
Cyber Crime in the Digital Age
Andy ArchibaldHead, 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:
Shared understanding of the threat Coordinated priorities International deconfliction 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:
Shared understanding of the threat Joint investigation teams CISP / NFIB / Action Fraud 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.