The programme is the biggest ever, with over 40 globally recognised experts sharing their research and insights on important debates in the fields of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting.
An international event exploring the global threats and challenges of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting is taking place at the University of Portsmouth next month.
The University's Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime (CCEC) is hosting the 13th Annual Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference on 12 and 13 June in the University’s Richmond Building and online.
The programme is the biggest ever, with over 40 globally recognised experts sharing their research and insights into techniques, ideas, and approaches that help to inform fellow scholars and professionals on important debates in the fields of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting. Topics include:
● Victims of fraud,
● Online harms,
● Cybersecurity and hacking,
● Digital threats,
● Telecommunication frauds,
● Anti-money laundering,
● Beneficial ownership and corporate transparency,
● Fraud detection and investigation,
● Cybercrime and organised crime.
Economic crime and cybercrime are the most significant crime threats we face - they are a threat to national security. Over 40 per cent of crime against individuals is now fraud and this crime alone costs the UK almost £200 billion per year.
The Centre brings together over 40 academics, the largest grouping in the UK and probably the world, teaching and researching economic crime and cybercrime. It is at the forefront of conducting research and delivering high quality educational courses in this field to contribute to the reduction of this problem.
Professor Mark Button, Co-director of CCEC and Professor of Criminology at the University of Portsmouth, said: “Economic crime and cybercrime are the most significant crime threats we face - they are a threat to national security. Over 40 per cent of crime against individuals is now fraud and this crime alone costs the UK almost £200 billion per year.
“The Centre brings together over 40 academics, the largest grouping in the UK and probably the world, teaching and researching economic crime and cybercrime. It is at the forefront of conducting research and delivering high quality educational courses in this field to contribute to the reduction of this problem.”
CCEC is built upon four smaller research groups focusing on specific areas of cybercrime and economic crime:
· Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Group - researching how crime takes place using technology, and studying the impact such crimes have on society and individuals.
· Economic Crime Group - researching the growing scale, impact and cost of economic crime, to help improve detection, prevention and prosecution.
· Victimology and Ecological Justice Group - exploring the role of victims in criminal justice and human-induced forms of environmental harm.
· Cyber security - brings together computer science with social and behavioural science to address global cyber security challenges.
Their work contributes to solutions that address these risks and enhance societal and organisational security and resilience. This includes research for government bodies, law enforcement and other public and private organisations, such as the Home Office, National Fraud Authority, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime and the South Korean Police Agency.
Our goal is to help understand and tackle the serious and constantly developing challenges our society faces in the areas of cybercrime/cybersecurity and economic crime.
This exciting initiative further establishes the University at the vanguard of research, innovation and teaching in these fields globally and also supports and expands our already extensive collaborations with other institutions in these areas.
Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, Co-director of CCEC and Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, said: “The Centre is the fusion of our very successful and award winning work in the fields of cybercrime/cybersecurity and economic crime and brings together colleagues from across the University working in these fields.
“Our goal is to help understand and tackle the serious and constantly developing challenges our society faces in the areas of cybercrime/cybersecurity and economic crime.
“This exciting initiative further establishes the University at the vanguard of research, innovation and teaching in these fields globally and also supports and expands our already extensive collaborations with other institutions in these areas.”
Registration is free of charge for current University of Portsmouth staff and students and there is a 50 per cent discount for University alumni.
The keynote and plenary speeches, plus a selection of the other speaker sessions, will be livestreamed free of charge for online attendees.
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