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Electronic Crime Strategy to 2010 - New Zealand PoliceSeptember 2007 Commissioner's forewordNew communication and computer-based technologies offer benefits to New Zealand communities. They also present opportunities for criminals to commit crimes in new ways and provide opportunities to inflict harm and cause loss. The increasing uptake of technology by criminals means some types of crime can now be committed faster, against more victims, with anonymity and for greater gain. Crimes now occurring in the electronic environment include traditional offending, such as fraud and paedophilia, and emerging new crimes such as denial of service attacks and hacking. Of great concern is organised criminal use of information and communications technology to conceal their activities, reach a wide range of victims, and network with other criminal groups. Through this strategy, we will ensure that Police are positioned to address the use of technology by criminals and can respond to new types of electronic crime (e-crime). Since 2001, we have been collaborating with Australian Federal and State Police in our response to e-crime. These arrangements have worked well and we will continue to work closely with the new high-technology crime centre those agencies have established. However, over the past five years there have also been developments in New Zealand, which now make it appropriate for the New Zealand Police to articulate its own strategy. In recent years we have bolstered the size of our e-crime laboratory, responding to increasing demands for electronic forensic input into criminal investigations, and we have started to train staff about how to deal with electronic evidence. Among our partner agencies, a centre for critical infrastructure protection (CCIP) has been established to address threats to critical infrastructure and Government?s digital strategies have led to a variety of other initiatives to enhance electronic security and address e-crime. This strategy places a great deal of focus on a combined agency response to e-crime. Police are only one interested party among Government, industry groups and others playing a role in the security and safety of the electronic environment. As well as endorsing collaborative approaches, this strategy will lead to further development and maintenance of our own internal capability. These strategies will ensure that crime reduction capabilities are maintained and complement the efforts of other organisations involved in keeping New Zealand?s electronic systems and their users safe and secure. Howard Broad, New Zealand Police Commissioner ContentsELECTRONIC CRIME
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