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Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs

Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ The Naked CIO: Process not bureaucracy ¦ Video: Does the UK need a police e-crime unit? This week, readers get worked up over rude mobile users...

Tags: rim, blackberry, nhs, mobile

[15 May 2008]

Are we losing the security war?

Comment Five years ago, hopes were high that cyber crime could be cracked. A short cyber crime story on Al Jazeera TV on Sunday made me realise that this year's Infosec show in London had passed me by, almost unnoticed.

Tags: security, e-crime, cyber crime

[29 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'

Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: Australian broadband goes for a deep-sea dive ¦ FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat ¦ Peter...

Tags: file-sharers, home office, women

[17 Apr 2008]

Editor's Blog: Signs of terminal decline at T5?

Comment And check out our interview with the FBI cyber crime chief. It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was one of the passengers who flew from the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 5 last week - and my luggage even came with me.

Tags: project, t5, ba

[16 Apr 2008]

FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat

Comment The division tackles computer intrusion and cyber crime. Four to five years ago there were several offices that may have had one or two agents tied to a white collar crime squad working cyber crime, now every field office has at least one dedicated...

Tags: security, malware, cyber crime

[15 Apr 2008]

Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?

Comment Despite the widespread availability of security software and more sophisticated means of tracking and preventing internet fraud, e-crime is still rising. Because most internet crime cases involve misuse of bank accounts and bank or credit cards...

Tags: online banking, fraud, e-crime

[15 Apr 2008]

People are mugs over identity theft

Comment At last month's e-Crime Congress in London we heard how criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated in targeting individuals in the lucrative game of identity theft. If you have ever attempted to report an internet-related crime at your local...

Tags: social networks, fraud, identity theft, security

[08 Apr 2008]

The Brampton Factor: Open source 'brotherhood' closed to co-operation

Comment And most crime is committed by young men, who are also involved in a disproportionate number of road accidents. The open source brotherhood prides itself on its collaboration and community spirit. The reality is sadly very different, says Martin...

Tags: standards, development, open source

[03 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... NHS 'savings', e-crime coppers, skills crisis?...

Comment With most e-crime targeting UK business coming from servers in foreign countries, how does the UK police feel it is able to do this? All car owners forced to pay for a car crime police, home owners forced to pay for burglary police.

Tags: vista, skills, nhs, e-crime

[20 Mar 2008]

Editor's Blog: An everyday tale of e-crime

Comment How can a fraudster feel threatened if there is no one you can report his crime to? What it is calling for is a dedicated cyber-crime police unit to lead investigation in this area. Is e-crime given the right level of resources?

Tags: crime, police, identity fraud, hacking

[13 Mar 2008]

Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…

Comment This simple anti-crime measure would protect us from anyone with "specialist knowledge. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site.

Tags: mobile, data, vista, views

[06 Mar 2008]

Why no united front on cyber crime?

Comment The threat of terrorism is soaking up funds badly needed to combat cyber crime. The urgent question we need to answer - whether at conference, government, business or law-enforcement level - is does any effective counter-measure exist to challenge...

Tags: cyber crime, internet, botnets, crime

[27 Feb 2008]

Editor's Blog: Lords above!

Comment Their other suggestions included increasing resources for the police to deal with internet-based crime, and allowing victims of online card fraud to report to the police - rather than to the banks which seem reluctant to act in many cases.

Tags: full disclosure, data, security, house of lords

[27 Feb 2008]

Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?

Comment A catalyst for crime? Politicians are threatening ISPs with penalties if illegal downloading doesn't stop. But legal liability cannot rest solely on ISPs' shoulders, argues lawyer Simon Levine. To do so would undermine a central tenet of ecommerce...

Tags: law, isps, downloads, piracy

[22 Feb 2008]

Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…

Comment The only reason to get the police involved at all would be if it were suspected a crime had been committed. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to...

Tags: hmrc, police, school, vista

[17 Jan 2008]

Filtering's ding-dong fight with malicious spam

Comment In some cases the connection to crime is explicit. Attempts by governments and police to stop spam at its source have proved futile. But as the threat has evolved, so have the filtering techniques that help ensure spam never reaches the user, as...

Tags: spam, filtering, botnets, security

[10 Dec 2007]

On-demand software can help banks avoid fines

Comment The crackdown on financial crime has opened up opportunities for vendors to produce applications that automatically keep banks compliant with changing regulations. Carol Wheatcroft argues that hosted services offer a viable alternative to in-house...

Tags: money laundering, regulation, saas, hosted

[01 Nov 2007]

Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane

Comment Security expert Bruce Schneier is well-known for his candid views on the security industry - one of the reasons he was named as one of this year's Agenda Setters.silicon.com caught up with Schneier at the RSA Conference Europe 2007 to find out how...

Tags: schneier, counterpane, bt

[23 Oct 2007]

Kim Cameron

AS Profile With online crime and fraud on the rise, Microsoft's Vista incorporates a lot of the technology that Cameron has been overseeing and which is being promoted as a major advantage of the new operating system.

[12 Oct 2007]

Bruce Schneier

AS Profile Recent topics on the Schneier blog include how to eavesdrop on a fibre optic cable, "idiotic" cryptography reporting and his opinions on why London's security cameras don't reduce crime. Bruce Schneier appears on this year's Agenda Setters List for...

[12 Oct 2007]

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