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<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised
Crime, which the National Crime Agency (NCA) published in May this year, makes clear
that the threat from organised crime groups using cyber tools to commit fraud and
online attacks is an increasing risk. This Government has taken significant action
to transform the way the UK responds to the cyber threat, including cyber crime, underpinned
by £860m additional investment between 2011/12 and 2015/16. <br><br>The UK is working
closely with US authorities and with a wide range of other countries to tackle the
problem of cyber crime and the associated problem of extortion. The recent international
operation between the NCA, the FBI and 9 other countries to disrupt the communications
used by criminals to connect with computers that are infected with malicious software
(‘malware') known as GameOverZeus and Cryptolocker illustrates the level of international
cooperation that the NCA undertakes. This included close coordination in delivering
protective security advice through GetSafeOnline and Cyber Streetwise. <br><br>We
are also working overseas to help increase the capability and capacity of other countries
to tackle cyber crime, through support for improved legislative arrangements, such
as the implementation of the principles of the Budapest Convention on Cyber Crime
and the development of capacity internationally to tackle cyber crime.</p><p> </p><p>
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