NESTA Crime Online - University of Brighton Repository
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economics (finance, micro-, macro-), IT studies, innovation studies and, even, strategic<br />
studies.<br />
In the UK the prevailing financial crisis has required a virtual takeover by the<br />
government <strong>of</strong> key banks. The government should use its new powers to compel<br />
the financial sector to become more transparent over the scale and nature <strong>of</strong><br />
the threats from cybercrime – there is a concern that banks are telling the outside<br />
world less than they actually know, not just about threat but also about potentially<br />
inconvenient counter-measures.<br />
Our research indicates that there is no technical fix available. And no external agency<br />
can prevent all individual lapses in personal security. Instead, responses are required at<br />
all the levels identified above to minimise the risks.<br />
National priorities in relation to cybercrime are now becoming urgent, not least because<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 2012 London Olympics. Data from the Beijing, Athens and Sydney Olympics<br />
graphically indicate how the Olympic hosts have become more vulnerable to cybercrime<br />
attacks.<br />
The UK needs to act quickly to avert a massive international cybercrime embarrassment<br />
during the run-up to London 2012.<br />
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