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<p>Cyber security, including cyber crime, is a top priority threat to national security.<strong>
</strong>This is why the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 is supported by
£1.9billion of transformational investment. We have boosted the capabilities of the
National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit by increasing their ability to investigate
the most serious cyber crime, and we are continuing to invest in the cyber teams within
each of the Regional Organised Crime Units across England and Wales.</p><p>We have
also established the National Cyber Security Centre which manages national cyber security
incidents, carries out real-time threat analysis and provides tailored sectoral advice.
We have invested in regional cyber crime prevention coordinators, who engage with
SME’s and the public to provide bespoke cyber security advice based on the latest
technical understanding from the National Cyber Security Centre.</p><p>Driving up
cyber knowledge and expertise at the local policing level is also extremely important.
The College of Policing provides a range of courses for police officers and staff
on cyber crime. The College are also working on behalf of the Home Office to create
the Cyber Digital Career Pathways project. This project will create a Cyber Digital
Investigation Profession across all of law enforcement, providing a career pathway
and professional certification for Cyber Digital Investigation Professionals.</p><p>The
Home Office delivers the Government’s Cyber Aware campaign which encourages the public
and small businesses to adopt simple behaviours which will help protect them against
the majority of cyber threats. Most recent activity to educate the public on the cyber
threat and how they can protect themselves includes the #OneReset campaign to encourage
greater use of a strong and separate password for primary email accounts, and, launching
on 1 March 2018, a new research report entitled “<em>A Call to Action: The Cyber Aware
Perception Gap”</em>, which outlines the need for, and benefit of, a collaborative
effort to increase the adoption of cyber secure behaviour.</p>
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