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Published: 13 June 2023

Policing in a Digital World Programme - 15 June 2023

Report Summary

This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of the Policing in a Digital World Programme.  

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Meeting

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Policing Performance Committee - 15 June 2023

Date : 15 June 2023

Location : online


Background

Police Scotland’s Cyber Strategy 2020 ‘Keeping People Safe in a Digital World’ was approved by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) on 30 September 2020.

The PDWP has a clear aim to transform how Police Scotland respond to the evolving threat of cybercrime. The Programme will enable us to continue keeping Scotland’s people, communities, businesses and assets safe in both the physical and virtual world.

The Programme has embedded a 4P’s approach to dealing with cyber related threats (Pursue, Protect, Prepare and Prevent), in line with the NPCC led ‘Team Cyber UK’ methodology.

It will enable Police Scotland to:

Focus on an improved victim experience (overarching outcome).
Deliver an effective investigative response (Pursue).
Target local cybercrime prevention messaging (Protect).
Work to identify and divert people vulnerable to engaging in cybercrime (Prevent).
Engage with businesses and organisations to help them develop effective measures to mitigate threats and risks associated with cybercrime and, where appropriate, engage in testing and exercising (Protect).
Develop Centres of Excellence and provide guidance to the wider force, helping mainstream cyber skills and knowledge into most areas of policing (4P approach).

By ensuring all officers and staff on the frontline and in specialist roles have the knowledge, skills, tools, and support to confidently and effectively tackle cybercrime Police Scotland will be better equipped to prevent, respond to, and investigate such crimes; we must build the workforce and tools to keep people safe in public, private and virtual spaces.

 


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