Cyber Cops

The Challenges

Detective Sergeant Cath ElveyNW Regional Cyber Crime Unit

NW Regional Cyber Crime UnitTitan is collaboration of the 6 NW police forces.

Cyber Crime Unit established Jan 2014.

VISION• To contribute alongside local, regional, national

and international partners, towards the provision of a safer and more secure cyber environment, in support of the National Cyber Security Strategy and Organised Crime Strategy, that enhances trust and confidence in the UK as a place to live and conduct business.

MISSION• To increase public confidence and reduce harm to

the UK from cyber crime by collaborating with appropriate partners to improve and enhance mainstream and specialist capabilities of the Police Service.

INDUSTRY

10ROCU’s

ACTION

FRAUD

HMG

43Forces

ACADEMIA

NCCU

Working together to tackle Cyber Crime

PURSUE

Those involved in cyber crime

PREVENT

People beginning to or continuing in cyber crime

PROTECT

Improve protection from cyber

crime

PREPARE

Reduce the impact of and

support victims of cyber crime

The4 P’s

Remit

To investigate the most serious offences of:

MALWARE FACILITATED Cyber Crime

COMPUTER and NETWORK INTRUSION

CYBER CRIME

ENABLERS

DENIAL OF SERVICE

Challenges

• Digital Footprints are growing – the problem is only getting bigger.

• Increasing use of encryption and anonymity – attribution is difficult.

• “Bullet Proof” hosting - Servers / Services are outside UK jurisdiction.

• Electronic storage growing and shifting to the Cloud.

• Technology companies / Industry – building relationships and confidence.

The Cyber Cop therefore needs to Combine….

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• National Cyber Crime training and development working group.

• Mainstream Cyber Crime training programme.• Online e-learning – Cyber Crime and Digital

Policing.• Cyber crime training embedded into all probationer

and detective training.• Authorised Professional Practice – single source of

guidance.• Specialist Cyber Investigation

Training the Specialist Cyber Cop

• Investigator V Techy • Traditional ‘dead box’ forensics training - limited

value in cyber investigations• Police trainer knowledge base• Private sector training – suitability and cost• Can universities produce the ‘ready to deploy’ Cyber

Cops of the future ?• Cyber Task Force – Can you help ?

Criminalisation of the Online Gamer

"There are some sorts of criminality that youngsters don't think of as serious.

Stealing gold off each other in online games, cheating if you like. It would be hard to imagine a knock on the door from a policeman because you've stolen a sword off your friend in World Of Warcraft."

“The motivations ….are often not money, but rather the challenge or an interest in experimenting”.

“Some of those involved do not always realise what they are doing may be illegal”.

Dr Jamie Saunders NCA

• Blurring of the ethical lines • Section 1 Computer Misuse Act – unauthorised

access to computer material.

“Every criminal has to have that moment when they start down that path…….”

• Can you identify those who are in danger of taking that path ?

• Can you intervene to prevent them doing so ?

• Is there a need to include greater emphasis on ethical use of the internet as well as safe us in educational programmes ?

Thank you for your attention

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