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Security Risk Assessment and Management in Web Applications

Security Risk Assessment and Management in Web Applications

...from software vulnerabilities hidden in their technology systems to hackers and cyber crooks trying to steal proprietary corporate intellectual property, including sensitive customer information... Read more

Jun 20, 2009

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Is latest can of worms a  cyber -crime turf war

Is latest can of worms a cyber-crime turf war

...but others aren't convinced. Signs of a turf war between cyber crooks lie in the behaviour of the worms that have emerged since... Read more

Aug 18, 2005

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Malicious code getting harder to spot

Cyber crooks who rig websites to break into PCs are getting better at... Read more

Apr 19, 2007

silicon.com > Technology > Networks

Online gambling attracting the  crooks

Online gambling attracting the crooks

...popularity of online gambling is making it a happy hunting ground for cyber criminals - with one fifth of all web fraud centring on punters and... Read more

Mar 28, 2002

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ID theft targeted by web search service

...criminals but critics say it could be a boon for those same crooks. The service, dubbed "StolenID Search", lets anyone with an internet connection search... Read more

Jan 24, 2007

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Redmond working "non-stop" on IE patch

...websites that are hosting... exploit code," Websense said. In one example, cyber crooks have adapted a scam that uses e-cards to also take... Read more

Sep 26, 2006

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Cheap VoIP? It's a 'vish' come true for scammers...

Cheap VoIP? It's a 'vish' come true for scammers...

...over the phone, instead of via a website, the traditional scam. Cyber crooks are also using mobile phones as a way to bait victims... Read more

Jul 11, 2006

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Microsoft in a fix over cursor patch

...to repair a bug in the way Windows handles animated cursors. Cyber crooks had been using the hole since last week to attack Windows... Read more

Apr 5, 2007

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Microsoft patches 'the class of 2007'

...opens a malicious file - attack approaches that are increasingly popular among cyber crooks. Microsoft's MS07-027 update fixes six flaws in Internet Explorer... Read more

May 9, 2007

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Microsoft warns of 'critical' Windows flaw

...Cyber crooks are using a yet-to-be-patched security flaw in certain... Read more

Apr 13, 2007