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World Class Policing: Operation Polarity – cracking a global cyber attack

SUBSCRIBE 5th February 2020Keith Potter, Editor, Policing Insight
A highly complex digital forensic investigation by a UK police team, which helped to crack a global cyber attack against thousands of targets including Sony’s Playstation network, was recognised as a winner at the recent inaugural World Class Policing Awards sponsored by Accenture. In the fifth of twelve articles focusing on the award-winning nominations, Keith Potter takes a closer look at Operation Polarity.

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