Cybercrime

We examine the scale and methods of cybercrime and its impact on national security and prosperity.



Cybercrime

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Cybercrime imposes a heavy cost on societies and weakens national economic security. However, existing structures to tackle the threat have proven to be inadequate. Our research looks at all aspects of the cybercrime lifecycle, from the technical nature of cyber-criminal operations to data exploitation and the financial ‘cash out’ phase. In doing so, we explore existing structures for combatting cybercrime and assess how a truly effective cross-sector collaboration could be achieved, as well as what it could do to reduce the threat from ransomware, cyber fraud and other online criminal pursuits.

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Our experts


James Sullivan

Director, Cyber Research

Cyber

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Tom Keatinge

Director, CFS

Centre for Finance and Security

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Kathryn Westmore

Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Finance and Security

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Jamie MacColl

Research Fellow

Cyber

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Dr Gareth Mott

Research Fellow

Cyber

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Louise Marie Hurel

Research Fellow

Cyber

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Fellows


Isabella Chase

Associate Fellow; Former CFCS Senior Research Fellow, RUSI

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William Dixon

Associate Fellow; Global Head, ISTARI

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Ian Dyson QPM

Distinguished Fellow; Former Commissioner, City of London Police

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James Gillespie

Associate Fellow; Former Policy Advisor, HM Treasury

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Robert Hannigan CMG

Distinguished Fellow; Former Director of GCHQ

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Kayla Izenman

Associate Fellow; Former CFCS Research Fellow, RUSI

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Olivier Kraft

Associate Fellow; Technical Assistance Adviser with the International Monetary Fund

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Anton Moiseienko

Associate Fellow; Lecturer in Law, Australian National University

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Dr Jason R. C. Nurse

Associate Fellow; Associate Professor in Cyber Security, University of Kent

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Dr Marion Oswald MBE

Associate Fellow

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Sir Rob Wainwright KCMG

Distinguished Fellow

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Cyber Resilience Programme

Cyber Resilience Programme

Cyber Threats Programme

Cyber Threats Programme

Financial Crime Policy

Financial Crime Policy

International Cyber Threat Exercises

International Cyber Threat Exercises

UK–Georgia Cyber Partnership Research

UK–Georgia Cyber Partnership Research

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