computer security fbi
The Future of Fraud on the Internet - Right Here, Right Now
White Paper A 1997 survey by the US Computer Security Institute and the FBI's Computer Crime Squad found that 75% of 563 companies had financial losses of more than $1000 million from computer break-ins. Only 17% of those polled said that they would report the... [03 Jul 2008]
C/7 White Paper Security
White Paper The Computer Security Institute and the FBI tell us that one-third of U.S.companies had unauthorized users access their computer systems in 1999. For this reason, deciding on the proper security strategy is one of the most critical decisions to... [03 Jul 2008]
Securing the Internet Economy
White Paper The FBI reported that business network security breaches cost corporations nearly $378 million in 2001, with damages ranging from momentary delays in operations to the loss of irreplaceable files. The findings of the "2001 Computer Crime and... [03 Jul 2008]
The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities
White Paper The SANS/FBI Top Twenty list is valuable because the majority of successful attacks on computer systems via the Internet can be traced to exploitation of security flaws on this list. For instance, system compromises in the Solar Sunrise Pentagon... [03 Jul 2008]
Security Firm Combats Theft of Confidential Trash
White Paper Every year U.S.companies lose up to $100 billion in business profits due to information theft, often due to paper tossed into the trash, the FBI and other law enforcement officials estimate. While corporations spend millions of dollars protecting... [03 Jul 2008]
Cyber crime: The global battle
News Scott O'Neal, computer intrusion head FBI cyber division, said: "To get an operational oversight and to have situational awareness the information must be centralised to connect the dots. Police forces worldwide are mobilising to tackle the... [05 Jun 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment Scott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer hacking and botnet attacks by criminals, terrorists and foreign powers. The cyber division is one of the faster growing operational departments within the FBI. [15 Apr 2008]
Reducing Downtime Costs With Network-Based IPS
White Paper Every year the CSI/FBI computer crime survey contains data about organization losses due to security breaches; respondents to that study report lost assets due to cybercrime, and past surveys have shown average losses in the hundreds of thousands... [03 Apr 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment This year even shadow home secretary David Davis will be joining the directors of the FBI, US Secret Service, Nato and the likes of PayPal, Lloyds TSB and Unilever to reflect on a shared problem that threatens the world's most advanced economies. [27 Feb 2008]
Police close in on NZ botnet ringleader
News The sweep is part of the FBI's second phase of 'Operation Bot Roast' - the same operation which resulted in four felony charges against US security consultant John Schiefer. New Zealand police have cracked down on an alleged botnet ringleader in... [03 Dec 2007]
How to insure your IT
Comment Actuaries use the best information available - normally studies from organisations like the FBI and the Computer Security Institute - but even these figures are far from exact, he argues. In the UK, for example, Chubb Insurance insures companies... [17 Jul 2007]
Hard drive goes awol with US vets' data
News The VA's Office of Inspector General opened an investigation one day after hearing of the breach and notified the FBI. The department said the external drive, which was used to back up an employee's computer at the Birmingham VA Medical Center, was... [06 Feb 2007]
Gangs groom kids for cyber crime
News McAfee's second annual report on virtual criminology included input from the FBI and European high-tech crime units. Dave Thomas, section chief of the FBI's cyber division, said if people read in the media about other people making a lot of money... [08 Dec 2006]
Fake airline boarding pass website shut down
News A spokeswoman for the FBI's Indianapolis office confirmed agents had searched Soghoian's home as part of a joint investigation with the US Transportation Security Administration. A website that let anyone with an internet connection and a printer... [31 Oct 2006]
GFI EndPointSecurity: Network-Wide Control of Portable Storage, Media and Consumer Electronic Devices
White Paper According to a 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey, 44% of organizations have reported network intrusions from within their own organizations. A person has invested in network anti-virus software, firewalls, email and web content security to protect... [21 Sep 2006]
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