e-Crime Wales

e-Crime Wales is a Welsh Government Programme who shares and distributes information for Welsh businesses to conduct business online safely and securely. The team works with the four Welsh Police Forces, specialist public sector organisations and expert commercial businesses. These are listed below.

e-Crime Wales partners

• Welsh Government
• The four Welsh Police Forces
• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
• Morgan Cole Solicitors
• KPMG
• MessageLabs
• Sequence
• University of Wales Newport
• Cryptocard
• Cassidian
• Crimzn

What is e-crime?

e-Crime is a criminal activity where a computer or computer network is the source, tool, target or place of a crime.

Although computers and online activity are often associated to e-Crime, it can also include a range of traditional crimes such as fraud, theft, blackmail, forgery and embezzlement.

e-Crime figures released by the Cabinet Office in February 2011 suggest that e-Crime could be costing the Welsh economy £974 million every year.  The figure contrasts significantly to 2010 estimated figures, showing that it is extremely difficult to put an exact figure on the true cost of e-Crime to Wales.  To find out more information about Cyber Security please visit the Cabinet Office website. (External link)

If your business has a computer, you are at risk

Businesses in Wales are facing real and potentially devastating risks from e-Crime, while new threats are emerging with increasing regularly.

More information and downloadable guides on how to protect your business are available by visiting the e-crime Wales website.(external link)