Stuart Hyde QPM: e-crime police

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Monday, 7 November 2011

Online Safety Guide

Over the past year we have been working on the creation of a simple guide to consolidate information for people covering online safety
Our aim was to create a simple guide that people could use to do an e-MOT on their use of the internet and protect themselves.
As a result we have created through www.getsafeonline.org a guide that is now on their site.
The booklet has been produced in conjunction with the publishers Rough Guides to give it a simple and recognisable feel and style.
The guide provides a range of ideas and suggestions to help the informed, the uninformed and the curious.
It is the start of a process of reconciling the type of advice available but it should be considered one tool in a tool box of protection.
Have a look at help and advice available elsewhere as well through www.actionfraud.org or www.thinkyouknow.co.uk

It doesn't matter which place you go for advice, but that you research and think about how to protect yourselves.

Here is the link to the Rough Guide to online safety
http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1842

Read and send us feedback.

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Teaching a Cop

This blog is to test out my revised site but more importantly to say a big thanks to Mike Downes for helping me to make the changes. More to come on this

However

In 1999 I wrote an article called A Few Copperes Change"

It was about where policing was in relation to the Internet. For those who remember that far back it involved complex dial ups etc.

BUT the conclusions and recommendations are as real today as they were then. Here they are

"The Police service within the UK is not in a position to embark on the wholesale snooping that some authors fear. The lack of activity within force web sites demonstrates the clear need for national and local development. The police ability to respond to Internet crime is currently haphazard and based on luck rather than a prepared and researched provision of a service to the public.

Yet despite the lack of drive and enthusiasm for investigation skills and resources there is a building relationship between the Police and ISP’s that is flexible, legal and valued.

My Recommendations then

1. Police use of the Internet should be expanded to reflect the public’s greater.

2. First contact staff should be able to identify the correct procedure for managing complaints made by the public.

3. Officers should be given the confidence to use the Internet and help develop their skills.

4. The police service needs to maintain and improve the relationship with ISP’s in particular clear lines of access and expectations should be drawn.

5. Finally the Police Service should not shy away from greater involvement through the Internet and should be part of the ongoing debate. "

How true these comments are in relation to Social Media/Networking. Let us hope that there are more pioneers this time round.

Thanks you can find it all at

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/jilt/1999_2/hyde/

references to force websites relate to 1999 although the links may not work or will take you to up to date sites

COMMENTS MOST WELCOME

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Online Prevention

Over the past few years I have been engaged in the strategic issues concerning e-crime and online criminality from the creation of CEOP to the roll out of ActionFraud. Throughout this period we have relied on a range of agencies and sites for advice and guidance.

Below is a chart of just a few sites covering some of the areas that impact on e-crime issues

The reason for raising this is that I would like to see a great deal more energy spent linking sites up or at least demonstrating the value of eachothers contributions, rather than operating is silos. the list below are not necessarily examplars of either but they do typify some of the approaches.

As we move towards the creation of the National Crime Agency and whatever the Economic Crime Agency will be, the time has come to ensure that more advisory sites, particularly those owned by the public sector need to be more joined together. It would also be useful if there was some independent way of assessing these sites against eachother and perhaps even supporting those that share the same principles.

So if you spot sites offering online guidance it would be usful to test that advice against other sites and perhaps welcome and celebrate where they match.

Here is my list of favourites. they are all created by dedicated staff working hard to do their best. It would be great if we could overlay the lessons and contributions with a vaneer of simplicity tro help the citizen

As normla your thoughst would be gratefully received

http://www.necpc.org.uk/

http://www.ecrimewales.com/

www.met.police.uk/pceu/prevention

http://www.ktn.innovateuk.org/

http://www.saferbridgend.org.uk/

http://www.gamblingcommission.co.uk/

http://www.ceop.police.uk/

http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/

http://www.iwf.org.uk/

http://www.bcrc-uk.org/

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/