Posted by Jessie Richards
A new government campaign will attempt to tackle cyber crime from fraudsters and rogue traders, IT outsourcing holders have been told.
Figures from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) reveal that 73 per cent of UK residents have received a scam email in the last year, with cyber fraud costs consumers around £3.5 billion each year.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills revealed a specialist cyber enforcement team will be formed to deal with crimes which use the internet to con businesses and consumers.
Consumer minister Kevin Brennan commented: "Our investment will help the OFT and Trading Standards to put in place the new specialist teams, training and technology required to take the fight to these criminals."
A recent study from research consultancy IDC predicted that IT security industry will perform well during the coming 12 months, as firms are expected to increase their spending on protection by 19 per cent.
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