Policy paper

Malware and cybercrime: response to 12th report of the Science and Technology Committee

The government response to the 12th report from the Science and Technology Committee (session 2010 to 2012, HC 1537).

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Malware and cybercrime: government response to 12th report of the Science and Technology Committee

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On 19 July 2011, the Science and Technology Committee announced an inquiry into the impact of malware on individuals, the responsibilities of government to aid in preventing malware infections and the economy that has grown up around this industry. The report of the committee’s inquiry was published on 2 February 2012.

The government has considered the committee’s recommendations carefully and this paper sets out the government’s response.

Published 2 April 2012