UK police face steep learning curve on cyber crime - Warwick Ashford, Computer World

UK police face a steep learning curve in getting to grips with cyber crime, but several initiatives underway are geared to growing capability and capacity, a London watchdog has heard. Asked whether policing is behind the curve when it comes to tacking cyber-enabled crime, College of Policing CEO Alex Marshall said it is clear there is an inconsistent response to this threat. Marshall said the 18-month-old College of Policing plans to publish new national standards for online investigation and intelligence in 2015 to replace outdated standards published in 2010. The college has also developed a huge range of online training courses for police in England and Wales, as well as specific courses for different skill areas in cyber or online crime. Marshall said the Mainstream Cyber Training programme is now part of the initial training for everyone who joins a police force because just about every crime now has an online component. http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240235547/UK-police-face-steep-learning-curve-on-cyber-crime