A law enforcement perspective

Nina Gaubert National Hi-Tech Crime Unit

A law enforcement perspective

The presentation will cover the following:

• The role of the NHTCU and the history of the Unit, including the set up of the Unit.
• The legal obstacles encountered by law enforcement, explaining a number of the difficulties and time constraints etc.
• The International cooperation between law enforcement agencies.
• The law enforcement policy on standard virus naming convention.
• Cyber criminals - case studies.
• Prosecutions by law enforcement.
• Successful UK Operations.
• The Future. The reluctance of industry to report crime, especially in the hi-tech arena for fear of adverse publicity. With this in mind the NHTCU has recently launched a 'Confidential reporting Charter'.
• The role of the AV industry in liaison with law enforcement.