The Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF) has welcomed the addition of MP's voices to the demands for a new e-crime unit to tackle the rising problem of cybercrime.

Dr David King, ISAF's chairperson, said he is delighted that MPs are adding their weight to the call for a new e-crime unit, as the topic has been high on the Forum's agenda for some time.

Dr King reckons that the Home Office Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Security Alan Campbell's comments, that criticism over the PCeU's funding is misguided, gives out the wrong signal to e-criminals.

Granted, he said, back-up funding is available through other taxpayer channels, but these funds - from, for example, the National Fraud Strategic Authority and the National Fraud Reporting Centre - will have other demands made on them in the pressing economic times that lie ahead.

"As UK PLC moves into recession, I think it is important that we have a clearly defined set of funding available for a dedicated e-crime unit, in the same way that our European cousins already have. The French, for example, have had their own unit since 2000, when the then French Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement made the telling comment that `the Internet is no longer a joke'," he said.

"How right he was."

For more information on Alan Campbell's call to arms on cybercrime, click here

By Steve Gold, News Editor 

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<p><a href="http://www.theisaf.org" target="_blank">The Information Security Awareness Forum</a> (ISAF) has welcomed the addition of MP's voices to the demands for a new e-crime unit to tackle the rising problem of cybercrime.<br /><br />Dr David King, ISAF's chairperson, said he is delighted that MPs are adding their weight to the call for a new e-crime unit, as the topic has been high on the Forum's agenda for some time. <br /><br />Dr King reckons that the Home Office Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Security Alan Campbell's comments, that criticism over the PCeU's funding is misguided, gives out the wrong signal to e-criminals.<br /><br />Granted, he said, back-up funding is available through other taxpayer channels, but these funds - from, for example, the National Fraud Strategic Authority and the National Fraud Reporting Centre - will have other demands made on them in the pressing economic times that lie ahead.<br /><br />&quot;As UK PLC moves into recession, I think it is important that we have a clearly defined set of funding available for a dedicated e-crime unit, in the same way that our European cousins already have. The French, for example, have had their own unit since 2000, when the then French Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement made the telling comment that `the Internet is no longer a joke',&quot; he said. <br /><br />&quot;How right he was.&quot;<br /><br />For more information on Alan Campbell's call to arms on cybercrime, click <a href="http://tinyurl.com/55sxja" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>By <a href="http://www.businessitguide.com/page/about-steve-gold/" target="_blank">Steve Gold</a>, News Editor&nbsp; </p> <p>Original Source:<br /> The Business IT Guide (<a href="http://www.businessitguide.com" title="www.businessitguide.com">www.businessitguide.com</a>) – A free, online resource helping small companies exploit technology for business benefit.</p> <img src="http://scotland.businessitguide.com/uploads/120x90.jpg" alt="Logo" />

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[The Information Security Awareness Forum][1] (ISAF) has welcomed the addition of MP's voices to the demands for a new e-crime unit to tackle the rising problem of cybercrime. Dr David King, ISAF's chairperson, said he is delighted that MPs are adding their weight to the call for a new e-crime unit, as the topic has been high on the Forum's agenda for some time. Dr King reckons that the Home Office Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Security Alan Campbell's comments, that criticism over the PCeU's funding is misguided, gives out the wrong signal to e-criminals. Granted, he said, back-up funding is available through other taxpayer channels, but these funds - from, for example, the National Fraud Strategic Authority and the National Fraud Reporting Centre - will have other demands made on them in the pressing economic times that lie ahead. "As UK PLC moves into recession, I think it is important that we have a clearly defined set of funding available for a dedicated e-crime unit, in the same way that our European cousins already have. The French, for example, have had their own unit since 2000, when the then French Interior Minister Jean- Pierre Chevenement made the telling comment that `the Internet is no longer a joke'," he said. "How right he was." For more information on Alan Campbell's call to arms on cybercrime, click [here][2] [1]: http://www.theisaf.org [2]: http://tinyurl.com/55sxja By [Steve Gold][3], News Editor [3]: http://www.businessitguide.com/page/about-steve-gold/