Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bagate!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: rtravsky@UWYO.BITNET (Richard W Travsky) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: UK Computer Crime Unit Message-ID: <0010.9012051525.AA15332@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 4 Dec 90 23:32:42 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 33 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu From: Stephen Carter : > davidf@cs.hw.ac.uk (David J Ferbrache) writes: > > The UK police have established a central "Computer crime unit" who are > > interested in monitoring all infections by computer viruses within the UK. > ... > > They are keen for any person, organisation or company infected by a > > virus to report the infection. This will allow the construction of a > > picture of the damage caused by the virus infection, and provide > > useful background material for a prosecution if the author is ever > > located. > ... > Eh? Silly. Surely if they are really serious about this they'd get a > feed off the net and read this newsgroup! They may have a feed. Even if they don't, not every company or organization that uses pcs/macs will have a feed. Besides, reading the list isn't the same as filling out a report to the police... Consider also many do not report such things (for one reason or another - such as not knowing who to report it to) and if nothing else this will elicit the scope of infections. > Anyway, can we really believe that 'they' take any computer crime seriously > when such a small unit is set up, in which BTW at least 3 of the 4 officers > by all accounts only serve in it for a relativley short period of time... Sounds like first they'd want to gather statistics to see how much of problem it is before justifying more people and resources. P.S. Do they get to wear neat uniforms? Richard Travsky Bitnet: RTRAVSKY @ UWYO Division of Information Technology Internet: RTRAVSKY @ CORRAL.UWYO.EDU University of Wyoming (303) 766 - 3663 / 3668 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com