Police forces across the UK face a shortage of the skills needed to fight cybercrime. Andrew Archibald, the head of the National Cybercrime Unit at the National Crime Agency, said that there had been a shift in the way evidence is collected. While statements, finger prints and dust, were key to investigate a crime and pursue a prosecution in the past, the advent of the internet means criminals are using technical skills to commit both traditional and new types of crime, he said at a Westminster Keynote Seminar on Cybersecurity. Therefore, police need staff with the appropriate programming and computer engineering knowledge in order to carry out a successful investigation, Archibald said. This is difficult, he explained, as the private sector offers better pay, and so attracts more of the necessary talent. According to Archibald, police forces have to have a partnership with industry in order to help overcome the skills shortage. For example, private companies could loan the police employees who have the necessary skills to fight cybercrime. Tough relationship. However, Archibald noted that the police have not always engaged with businesses in the best way, making such partnerships more difficult. Previously, if a business was the victim of cybercrime, the police would just see servers and treat them as they would traditional evidence, he said. They [didnt] care about the disruption or the impact on the business reputation or share prices. As a consequence, companies decided to look elsewhere for protection. But, as working in partnership with the private sector is “absolutely key” to fighting cybercrime, these relationships must be rebuilt, he concluded. Read the story on the PC Pro website:
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:27:36 +0000
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