The Metropolitan Police have brought out a new version of their 40-age advice booklet, the Little Book of Cyber Scams.
Covered are malware, social engineering attacks (where the ‘cyber’ attack or ‘cyber-enabled’ crime is made possible by someone gathering data deceitfully, whether in person, on the phone or by email), denial of service attacks and data leakage.
Det Chief Supt Tom Manson says in a foreword: “Technology is rapidly evolving and whilst it provides fantastic opportunities to communicate more efficiently and effectively, enhance processes and achieve
greater prosperity, it is also open to criminal abuse. This booklet has been developed to assist you to take the necessary steps to defend your business and your customers against cyber criminals. The Metropolitan Police has recognised the changing face of business through the online marketplace and just as an office or warehouse requires security against intrusion so too does your presence in the online world.
“With the creation of FALCON [Fraud and Linked Crime Online] the Met has committed itself to pursuing online criminality, and through the creation of a new Cyber Protect team are seeking to dramatically reduce the chances of you becoming a victim.”
You can read it online: https://www.met.police.uk/globalassets/downloads/fraud/little-book-of-cyberscams.pdf.
