1. West Midlands Police response to Cybercrime:
Local, Regional and National capabilities
DCI Iain Donnelly

2. What do we mean by Cybercrime??
West Midlands Police must support victims
impacted by a very wide range of criminal
activities
Different crime-types require different
responses!

3. What do we mean by Cybercrime?
Cyber dependent: Crimes against computers
E.g Remotely accessing or taking control of one or more computers to carry out a range of illegal activities
Cyber enabled: Crimes which have been made possible because of computers
E.g Online fraud, data theft, extortion/sextortion, online child abuse/grooming

4. What do we mean by Cybercrime?
Cyber attack: a collection of activities undertaken via computers and computer networks in order to steal money, information or damage property.
This may also include “social engineering” activities to deceive or trick someone into disclosing useful information which then facilitates a technical attack on systems.
Who would pick up a USB drive lying in a car park and take a sneaky peek to see if there was anything interesting on it? Particularly if it had a sticker on it saying “My home movies” or “Sexy girls”

5. West Midlands Police: The local response Force CID Investigation teams
Economic Crime Unit - responsible for financial investigation
across the force, including packages received from Action Fraud in London.
These will be assessed against Home Office guidelines for severity and victim
impact and further investigated.
Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) – responsible for conducting covert
investigations into the most serious crime, including demand led kidnap, extortion,
product contamination.
FCID Priorities Team – responsible for conducting dynamic investigations into
complex crime series that are likely to have a cross-border impact.
Local Investigation teams – Criminal investigation teams across each of the 10
Local Policing Units (LPUs) to investigate volume offences.

6. Public Protection Unit Investigation teams
West Midlands Police: The local response
Public Protection Unit Investigation teams
Child Abuse Investigation Teams
Investigate allegations of child abuse, including online offences conducted via the internet
On-line Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET)
Specialist investigators identifying and prosecuting sexual predators and those who make or distribute child abuse imagery. (Working in partnership with NCA/CEOP)

7. West Midlands Police: The local response
Digital media investigators – 59 detectives trained and equipped to
examine most forms of electronic devices to quickly extract evidence and
intelligence
Digital forensics – Technical forensic specialists who will extract evidence
from every type of electronic/SMART device
Technical Intelligence Development Unit (TIDU) – Specialist technical
investigators conducting covert online investigations
Communications Data Intelligence Unit – trained and accredited to
facilitate lawful acquisition of communications data and effective co-operation
between West Midlands Police and communication service providers
Open source investigations – 400 staff trained to obtain
Intelligence and evidence from the publicly available information on the Internet

8. The West Midlands Regional response
Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU)
Each region has a ROCU with various capabilities
In support of the NCA and local forces each ROCU has a Cyber Crime Unit
West Midlands = 1 x DI, 2 x DS (Operational), DS (Protect) 8 x DC’s
4 parts – Investigation/Enforcement, Intelligence, Technical, Protect & Prevent

9. National (NCA) Cybercrime Unit Spread over hubs covering the UK
The National Cybercrime response
National (NCA) Cybercrime Unit
Spread over hubs covering the UK
Support through Region to Local forces
International investigations & liaison
Close industry and academia links

11. National 4P’s approach
Pursue offenders who target the region / wider UK and its interests
Prevent people becoming involved in, or remaining in, cyber crime
Protect the public / organisations from becoming
victims of cyber crime
Prepare for the consequences when cyber
incidents occur

12. West Midlands Police advice to business
1.Prevention is always better than cure – see next section
2.Business Continuity Planning - What are your ‘crown jewels’ that need
most protection. Have a plan for the most critical parts of the business that need
to be protected/restored first. What does ‘recovery’ look like and how you they
achieve it. Who will you turn to for assistance?
3. A live attack- In general terms it will not be the police’s responsibility to stop or
mitigate most live attacks. Address this with their BC plans through IT support
and service providers, however if it is something like an extortion demand then
the police should be included as early as possible to maximise the opportunity to
identify a suspect.
4. DDOS/Malware/Crypto locker attacks– work with your IT department to
mitigate the immediate threat and refer to Action Fraud immediately. They will
assess the most appropriate police response.

13. Prevention: What can you do to protect yourself?}
Excellent HM Govt resources for everyone
NCA/CEOP advice to young people, parents,
carers and teachers

14. Prevention: What can you do to protect yourself?
GCHQ/CESG advice to business
HM Govt Computer
Emergency Response Team
HM Govt Cyber-security Information
Sharing Partnership
(West Midlands launch on 11th February at JLR)
HM Govt approved certification
(From £300 to £2000)

15. Action Fraud 0300 123 2040 www.actionfraud.police.uk
Non-emergencies: 101
Emergency: 999
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