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City of London Police to set up crack cyber-detective branch

Nicholas Fearn

08 May 2018 •

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City of London Police wants to recruit the best computer science students to become cyber sleuths

City of London Police is building a new branch of supposedly IT-savvy detectives to protect businesses and consumers from cyber crime. According to a new report in the Daily Telegraph, City of London...

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