the survey found that fewer than a quarter of companies even reported e-crime to the police
another term for cybercrime
Example sentencesExamples
The government is shortly due to publish its Framework Strategy for e-crime.
We don't know quite how bad things have become today—there are no reliable figures for e-crime.
Up until last year, any business suffering from e-crime could report directly to the National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU).
We have a look at the latest techniques being used to stop e-crime.
A good starting point would be developing a globally harmonized framework of legislation against e-crime.
Today, e-crime is becoming such a widespread occurrence that it won't be stopped without decisive, global action.
If e-crime continues its rise, consumer confidence will be eroded, possibly leading to popular abandonment of the internet and e-commerce.
He said the peers were right to criticise the Government's "laissez faire" attitude to tackling e-crime.
"There has to be an official framework under which people who have suffered from e-crime can report it."
The Business Watch packs will also contain practical advice for small businesses to fight e-crime.
More such problems can be expected in the future, but e-crime is not high up the political agenda, according to White.
Influential figures in the British computer industry added their voices to the growing chorus of concern over the failure to prevent or detect e-crime.
We have a look at the latest techniques and new laws being used to stop e-crime.
The last thing we need to do is to extend it to e-crime generally.
People are said to fear e-crime more than mugging.
However, there are things we can do as a nation to disrupt e-crime.
"We need a better understanding of e-crime in police stations."
There are disturbing signs that traditional British organised crime is waking up to the profits and uses of e-crime.
Establish a centralised and automated system, administered by law enforcement, for the reporting of e-crime.
She found they not only lacked any enthusiasm to pursue her case, but were also unaware of key pieces of legislation that relate to e-crime.
Derivatives
e-criminal
noun
E-criminals take advantage of new broadband technology to infiltrate spamming software into computers, often in private homes.
Example sentencesExamples
The South Australian Police Department is contemplating outsourcing its cybercrime investigations as part of a broad campaign to overcome a resource drain in the fight against e-criminals.
Software firms should be forced to pay up if their customers fall victim to e-criminals because of security flaws, an influential Parliamentary group said today.
The report said the days when the e-criminal was a "lonely hacker searching for attention" are long gone.
However, the technology should only get cheaper and better as time goes on - so organized e-criminals will have to move on to the next trick in their book of online scams.
Definition of e-crime in US English:
e-crime
noun
the survey found that fewer than a quarter of companies even reported e-crime to the police
another term for cybercrime
Example sentencesExamples
People are said to fear e-crime more than mugging.
Establish a centralised and automated system, administered by law enforcement, for the reporting of e-crime.
There are disturbing signs that traditional British organised crime is waking up to the profits and uses of e-crime.
Today, e-crime is becoming such a widespread occurrence that it won't be stopped without decisive, global action.
The last thing we need to do is to extend it to e-crime generally.
We don't know quite how bad things have become today—there are no reliable figures for e-crime.
The government is shortly due to publish its Framework Strategy for e-crime.
We have a look at the latest techniques and new laws being used to stop e-crime.
She found they not only lacked any enthusiasm to pursue her case, but were also unaware of key pieces of legislation that relate to e-crime.
He said the peers were right to criticise the Government's "laissez faire" attitude to tackling e-crime.
More such problems can be expected in the future, but e-crime is not high up the political agenda, according to White.
Influential figures in the British computer industry added their voices to the growing chorus of concern over the failure to prevent or detect e-crime.
"There has to be an official framework under which people who have suffered from e-crime can report it."
If e-crime continues its rise, consumer confidence will be eroded, possibly leading to popular abandonment of the internet and e-commerce.
The Business Watch packs will also contain practical advice for small businesses to fight e-crime.
"We need a better understanding of e-crime in police stations."
Up until last year, any business suffering from e-crime could report directly to the National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU).
We have a look at the latest techniques being used to stop e-crime.
However, there are things we can do as a nation to disrupt e-crime.
A good starting point would be developing a globally harmonized framework of legislation against e-crime.