attacks theft in comment and analysis
Are we losing the security war?
Comment So you'll understand why I discovered in Italy that they are rather unhappy about a series of recent exploits they believe are targeting their large companies for either purposes of espionage, extortion or simply the... [29 Apr 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment Identity theft is rife. With identity theft now rife and rising steadily, keeping one's online personal information to an absolute minimum looks increasingly important. At last month's e-Crime Congress... [08 Apr 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment Yet corporate losses from computer crime have reportedly doubled and the incidence of identity theft among the broader population continues to rise dramatically. Identity theft and sloppy data management... [27 Feb 2008]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment The analyst firm warns web 2.0 applications could herald widespread identity theft and transaction fraud, give malware a new infection super highway, erode social networks and eventually create a total consumer loss of... [26 Nov 2007]
Leader: Too many still fear the net
Leader Government research released today revealed a startling fact: consumers are more worried about falling victim to cyber crime than mugging, car theft or burglary. Those of us who use the net know the chances of being... [09 Oct 2006]
Opinion: What a year it's been for e-crime
Comment In the 12 months since they were here last, we've seen the financial services industry under almost constant Trojan horse attack, denial of service attacks increase by 50 per cent and phishing and identity... [15 Mar 2006]
Q&A: Cisco CSO John Stewart
Comment This is about mitigating theft and mitigating true damage. We face distributed denial of service attacks against our website, sometimes right towards the end of our quarter. If you can describe some of... [17 Feb 2006]
Criminal IT: Unlocking the power of computer crime evidence
Comment And of course, this isn't counting the obvious computer crimes of hacking, fraud, copyright theft and internet paedophilia; the computer is clearly a vital source of evidence. There have been rapes, assaults, car crimes... [19 Oct 2005]
Security in the spotlight
AS Analysis Once created, these bot-nets can be rented out to spammers, or used to create more bot-nets by sending mass mailings laden with Trojans, or spyware for the purposes of data theft. The bot-nets can also be used to launch... [26 Sep 2005]
Opinion: Beware of company insiders
Comment While it is topical to go a little overboard when discussing the corporate risk presented by hackers and identity theft, organisations of every size need to grasp the message that while technology acts as a business... [21 Mar 2005]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment The average federal sentence for motor vehicle theft in 2000 was 28 months, the US Justice Department reports. If prosecutors took real computer crimes seriously, might that deter future worm attacks? [18 Aug 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: ID theft, infrastructure modelling, new breed of consultants
Comment But, as a rule of thumb, companies that comply with the principles of the 1998 EU Data Privacy Act will be in a good position to ensure that they are less likely to be targets of identity theft attacks. [10 Dec 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Nanotech, ID theft and whether to issue an RFP
Comment According to the Federal Trade Commission, online identity theft is the fastest growing crime, with internet-related incidents accounting for two-thirds of all complaints. Wholesecurity claims to have developed a... [14 Apr 2003]
ID theft: Don't become a victim
Comment Random hackers stealing personal data, such as credit card details, for their own gain is nothing new, but ID theft has now moved on to a far more sophisticated level. Conducting regular audits of critical systems, such... [26 Jun 2002]
Devil's Advocate: Legislating for security
Comment The police will be unenthusiastic about dealing with the ensuing theft and the insurance company may well refuse to pay. Is there any point, asks Martin Brampton, in legislating for security attacks when... [19 Feb 2002]
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