The police are embarking on work to develop a reporting system that will comprehensively track all forms of e-crime and fraud.
Senior UK police officials have acknowledged that law enforcement has a long way to go in being able to more effectively deal with cybercriminals and fraudsters, who steal around £14 billion annually in the UK.
Until another seasoned e-crime official explained some e-crime terminology, said Mike Bowron, commissioner of the City of London police, "I thought a botnet and Storm worm were Dr. Who characters, and denial of service was some kind of industrial action". He was speaking at the E-Crime Congress in London on Wednesday.
The police plan to develop a reporting system, at the National Fraud Reporting Centre, by later this year that will comprehensively track all forms of e-crime and fraud. Citizens and businesses will be able to call in and report non-urgent fraud through a dedicated website, Bowron said.
The reporting centre is a component of the National Fraud Strategy, a three-year plan that the government launched last week. It was developed by the National Fraud Strategic Authority, part of the Attorney General's office.
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