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EU Hi-Tech Crime Agency Created

Posted by michael on from the move-over-scotland-yard dept.

Gori writes "The European Union is setting up an agency to co-ordinate work to combat the rising tide of cybercrime. The European Network and Information Security Agency will help educate the public about viruses, hacker attacks and other security problems. It will also act as a co-ordinator for Europe-wide investigations into virus outbreaks or electronic attacks. ENISA has a budget of 24.3m euros (17m), will start work in 2004 and will initially be based in Brussels."

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  1. High tech Bobbies to nab cyber hooligans! by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll just send an email saying stop, or I'll say stop again.

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  2. Re:exchange rate is wrong by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Want to ask a better question? Why was the word "anti" left out of the headline "EU Hi-Tech Crime Agency Created"? It makes it sound like a new criminal organization has been spun up by the government (well, that's the way it works here in the US, I can't imagine the UK who we learned all our behavior from is any different.)

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