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UK Cyber Survey exposes gaps in online security
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new survey has exposed
exploitable gaps in
the personal security
knowledge of UK residents. The UK
Cyber Survey was independently
carried out on behalf of the National
Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a
part of GCHQ, and Department for
Digital, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The findings will inform government
policy and the guidance offered to
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organisations and the public. Among the
results – which are published in full on
ncsc.gov.uk – were:
• Only 15% say they know a great deal
about how to protect themselves
from harmful activity
• The most regular concern is money
being stolen – with 42% feeling it
likely to happen by 2021
• A total of 89% use the Internet to
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make online purchases – with
39% on a weekly basis
One in three rely to some extent
on friends and family for help on
cybersecurity
Young people are more likely
to be privacy conscious and
careful of what details they
share online
A total of 61% of Internet users
check social media daily but
21% report they never look at
social media
A total of 70% always use PINs
and passwords for smart phones
and tablets
Less than half do not always use
a strong, separate password for
their main email account
The NCSC has also published
separate analysis of the
100,000 most commonly re-
occurring passwords that have
been accessed by third parties in
global cyberbreaches.
DEDICATED CYBERCRIME UNITS GET MULTI-
MILLION-POUND CASH INJECTION
he NPCC National Cyber Crime
Programme has announced
that every police force in
England and Wales now has a dedicated
Cyber Crime Unit in place following a
multi-million-pound investment from the
government. The announcement was
made at a launch event held by Chief
Constable Peter Goodman in his role as
National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
lead for Cyber Crime.
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Forces were able to access £7 million
worth of funding this year to build the
Cyber Crime Units, including recruiting
specialist officers and staff to the units
and investing in technology, equipment
and training. Investment in the units by
the Home Office will continue through
19/20 and 20/21. Chief Constable
Goodman said: “In the last six years we
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have introduced a robust national and
regional network of dedicated Cyber
Crime Units from the National Cyber
Crime Unit (NCCU) within the NCA, to
the Regional Organised Crime Units
(ROCUs) but we were still lacking a local
response as part of the Team Cyber UK
network. The Force Cyber Crime Units
fill this gap and will deliver a force level
capability to investigate and pursue
offenders, help businesses and victims
protect themselves from attack and
work with partners to prevent vulnerable
individuals from committing cybercrime.
This is a great start and lays down a solid
foundation for each force to build on.” u
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