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Comment It's saving money and stopping fraud so more of the money dedicated to benefits can go to those worthy of it. Also, dirty NHS keyboards get an airing, benefit cheats hunted out with lie detectors and the T5 "tech not to blame" fiasco all attracted...
[15 May 2008]
Round-Up A lie detector test that has slashed benefit fraud by more than £330,000 is being rolled out in the UK. In a statement, anti-fraud minister James Plaskitt said: "This positive and encouraging news from the pilots shows that this technology is...
[09 May 2008]
Comment Experts say investment banking fraud can never be eradicated - even with the most sophisticated software. But a ruthless overhaul of poor banking systems is crucial to putting rogue traders out of business, argues Steve Boyle.
[15 Apr 2008]
Comment The cyber crime department's main priority is tackling child pornography but it also combats online fraud, such as phishing, and property rights investigations. We do know that terrorist organisations and jihadi groups use the internet for many...
[15 Apr 2008]
Comment Despite the widespread availability of security software and more sophisticated means of tracking and preventing internet fraud, e-crime is still rising. The banks and building societies have just signed up to a new code.
[15 Apr 2008]
Comment Identity fraud and cybercrime are of course difficult to investigate and because of the way they regularly cross international boundaries it's hard to get a conviction. Nothing odd in that. Except that - while it had his address on it - it was in...
[13 Mar 2008]
Comment Criminals are increasingly targeting individuals in cases of financial fraud rather than businesses. Over the past 12 months, leading UK banks such as Barclays have been successful in reducing online fraud.
[27 Feb 2008]
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.
[27 Feb 2008]
Comment For years the government has been telling us that it is so worried about the menace of identity fraud that it wants to spend £5bn on identity cards that will apparently protect us. Yet strangely it has ignored calls to tighten up on data protection...
[06 Feb 2008]
Round-Up So nothing that could raise any risk of serious identity fraud. How about this for an advertising slogan for the Ministry of Defence: "The Armed Forces Want You! And then in smaller text underneath: "To express an interest in joining up so they can...
[25 Jan 2008]
Comment Geolocation technology is coming into wider use, moving away from its origins as an anti-fraud measure. Although the internet was once considered borderless, businesses are recognising that understanding the location of their web visitors has an...
[09 Jan 2008]
Comment In 2006, internet fraud reached £154.4m, accounting for 73 per cent of card-not-present fraud. But losses from online fraud continue to rise. Overall card-not-present fraud is expected to rise again in 2007.
[24 Dec 2007]
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 confidence in the web platform.
[26 Nov 2007]
Comment Despite tough criticism, the government argues the scheme will make identity fraud much harder. Ministers claim it could help to kerb illegal immigration, stop large-scale financial fraud - anyone trying to make a big financial transaction would...
[23 Nov 2007]
Comment It is unlikely SaaS delivery models will appeal to large global banks that can gain greater economies of scale by adopting a holistic approach to their programmes for fraud risk and compliance. But even in this case, vendors have recently completed...
[01 Nov 2007]
Comment According to RSA's most recent fraud report "China has leapt into second place in the global ranks of countries hosting the most attacks". From cheap laptops to budget routers, China's low-cost products have helped bolster economic stability in the...
[25 Oct 2007]
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]
Comment What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. McWi-fi McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that?
[11 Oct 2007]
Leader It's the same thing with identity fraud - although here for fuel you have sensitive personal data, for oxygen you have the easy access to that information, and for heat - bad guys. A big part of the identity fraud problem is down to a lack of...
[08 Oct 2007]
Comment And at a time of extreme data sensitivity, with identity theft and fraud rife, you'd think its importance would have sunk in. Paul Bentham explains how this is not just about malicious hacking and has more to do with systems design and process...
[13 Sep 2007]
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