2016 Publications

The public has the right to demand swift action and good quality advice about how best to deal with those who commit digital crime from every police officer or member of staff with whom they come into contact. This report is intended to help HMIC better to understand the effect that digital technology is having on crime and policing. We hope that, in turn, it will help chief constables and the College of Policing to provide guidance and good practice to forces so that the victims of these crimes get the best possible service.

Open Publication

This paper is the fourth in a series examining the challenges and opportunities facing civil society groups that seek to develop innovative legal approaches to expose and punish grand corruption. The series has been developed from a day of discussions on the worldwide legal fight against high-level corruption organized by the Justice Initiative and Oxford University’s Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, held in June 2014.

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Europe, Middle East and Africa — 2H2015

This report provides you with unique insights into Europe, Middle East and Africa’s (EMEA’s) threat landscape for the second half of 2015. For years, over 95% of businesses have unknowingly hosted compromised PCs within their corporate networks, and that has not changed. During our assessment, we identified all types of threat actors compromising our customers’ networks, including suspected nation-state-backed actors looking to conduct cyber espionage, cybercriminals and hacktivists looking to make a statement.

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This survey of corporate criminal liability seeks, on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, to answer some common questions on a subject which features with increasing regularity on boards’ and prosecutors’ agendas. The survey looks at whether there is a concept of corporate criminal liability in a number of different jurisdictions. We consider the underlying principles of such liability, the relationship with individual officers’ liability, whether there are any specific defences, or mitigating factors, and the type and level of penalties.

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Managing the Impact of Increasing Interconnectivity Cyber risk is now a major threat to businesses. Companies increasingly face new exposures, including first-and third-party damage, business interruption and regulatory consequences. With the operating environment for many industries changing dramatically, as they become more digitally-connected, this report examines cyber risk trends and emerging perils around the globe. It also identifies future mitigation strategies, including the role of insurance. Cyber risk is complex and forever-changing. Attacks and incidents are increasing with costs climbing into the multimillions. There are certain risks that cause the most concern; most notably those around data breaches and the potential for significant business interruption.

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Fighting Fraud and Corruption Locally is the new counter fraud and corruption strategy for local government. It provides a blueprint for a tougher response to fraud and corruption perpetrated against local authorities. By using this strategy local authorities will develop and maintain a culture in which fraud and corruption are understood to be unacceptable, understand their fraud risk and prevent fraud more effectively, use technology to improve their response, share information and resources more effectively to prevent and detect fraud loss, bring fraudsters account more quickly and efficiently, and improve the recovery of losses.

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 Transparency International UK’s Corporate Political Engagement Index assesses the public reporting practices of the 40 largest companies in the FTSE 100 Index in relation to their political engagement. Each company is ranked from Band A (highest) to F (lowest) using publicly available information. The majority of companies performed poorly, demonstrating a lack of transparency that contributes to high levels of public mistrust in this area. To restore public trust, companies need to reassess their policies and procedures, increase their reporting and consult with stakeholders on their political engagement.

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The 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse contains a wealth of information about how occupational fraud is committed and how it is detected, along with detailed statistics about the victims and perpetrators of these crimes. The report is an excellent resource for you to educate your clients and employers about the risk of occupational fraud. Throughout the report, you will find a tremendous amount of information to help you assess fraud risk and benchmark your company's or clients' anti-fraud programs against those at similar organisations.

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Insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) examines the latest trends in cyber risk and emerging perils around the globe. Cyber risk is now a major threat to businesses. Companies increasingly face new exposures, including first-and third-party damage, business interruption and regulatory consequences. With the operating environment for many industries changing dramatically, as they become more digitally-connected, this report examines cyber risk trends and emerging perils around the globe. It also identifies future mitigation strategies, including the role of insurance.

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VAT fraud is often linked with organised crime. According to Europol’s representatives, it is estimated that 40-60 billion euro of the annual VAT revenue losses of Member States are caused by organised crime groups and that 2 % of those groups are behind 80 % of the missing trader intra-community (MTIC) fraud. The intra-Community VAT system has frequently been abused under the so called missing trader intra-community fraud (MTIC). The missing trader disappears without trace, which makes the tax collection impossible in the state in which goods or services are consumed.

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