18 Jan 2008
The first web site dedicated to helping victims of e-crime has been set up.
The www.e-victims.org will feed information to trading standards, the Office of Fair Trading and police where necessary.
The site will help tackle the growing threat of electronic crime, said Lord Erroll, a member of the House of Lords committee on personal internet security.
"Online scams today are getting more sophisticated and they will catch more people out - that is why we need the service to support internet users," he said.
The site will provide advice to victims as well as recording independent statistics.
"The only current figures on this type come from Apacs so we want to help raise awareness of the situations," said a spokeswoman for CIC, the not-for-profit organisation that set up the site.
The site was partly set-up by Roland Perry, vice chair of the Internet Crime Forum.
These details show that it is impossible to deter a fraud boom until banks make signature and PIN systems reliable as proposed on website www.xwave.co.uk to deter anyone from getting tempted to misuse our STOLEN personal and card details.
Fake documents has made our signature system unreliable while skimmers and pin-hole cameras etc. have made PIN system unreliable. We have option to make signatures reliable by personalising them with ID stickers and option to use Card Key Code to make PIN system reliable to make use of stolen and skimmed cards meaningless. By ignoring to exploit this system banks are only letting bad problems get worse.
Since ID KEY system will deter fraud by making signature and PIN systems reliable it will eliminate the need for us to protect our personal and PIN details since fraudsters will not get tempted to misuse them.
Proposed ID KEY can be treated as a reliable international ID card because it will personalise signature and PIN number to only the right individuals in any country.
Posted by: Roger 18 Jan 2008
Have your say on this article
Newsletters
Latest stories from Security Technology
Latest videos
You may also like
Security Technology jobs
Will Google’s new privacy policy impact how you use its services?
Garry Sidaway, director of security strategy at Integralis discusses the current threats to enterprises, and how they should protect themselves
Rubbish in... rubbish enterprise. Why proper data management is so important (video, 6 min)
This Forrester report compares the costs and benefits of legacy email and productivity software with Google Apps
Upcoming Events
The implementation of robust, relevant digital strategies is more crucial than ever to the success of insurance businesses
Date: 01 Mar 2012
Time: 09:00am
A showcase of the latest in the information content and management
Date: 20 Mar 2012
Time: 09:00am
Receive the latest jobs direct to your inbox
Are you being paid what you are worth?
