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Stop Spam, Viruses and Spyware: Endpoint and Perimeter Malware Guide

whitepaper Today's cyber criminals are using highly evolved, blended malware to access corporate and customer data at an alarming rate. IT systems are under constant, increasingly sophisticated attack. Additional layers of protection at the perimeter are...

Tags: anti-virus

[11 May 2008]

Don't Be Hoodwinked: Proactive Protection Isn't 'Easy'

whitepaper Beating back pirates.easy.beating back spyware.easier.cyber criminals continue to refine their attack methods in an attempt to remain undetected and to create global, cooperative networks to support the ongoing growth of criminal activity.

Tags: network security

[11 May 2008]

Latest Symantec Security Report Sheds Light on Data Theft

whitepaper The semi-annual report, one of the most anticipated works of research in the global IT community, also finds that increasingly refined attack methods are being supported by growing global networks of cyber criminals.

Tags: network security

[11 May 2008]

Police e-crime unit set for green light

News McMurdie also said that even when cyber criminals are caught they rarely receive substantial sentences. The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of...

Tags: funding, government, police, e-crime

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on...

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 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.

Tags: security, malware, cyber crime

[15 Apr 2008]

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

Comment Phishing in particular, where members of the public are tricked into providing bank details or passwords by bogus emails, remains the method of choice for e-criminals. The banks and building societies have just signed up to a new code.

Tags: online banking, fraud, e-crime

[15 Apr 2008]

PayPal wages war on phishing

News He said: "We know we're always going to be an attractive target for criminals. PayPal is stepping up its battle against phishing with new technology and by collaborating with others in the industry. Speaking at the RSA security conference in San...

Tags: certification, education, isps, paypal

[11 Apr 2008]

Improving Online Banking Authentication

whitepaper This TowerGroup Research Note discusses the latest techniques online criminals are using, along with the solutions to combat them. Online banking is getting more popular every day--both with bank customers and those who prey on them.

Tags: bank, techniques, details, note

[11 Apr 2008]

Improving Online Banking Authentication

whitepaper This TowerGroup Research Note discusses the latest techniques online criminals are using, along with the solutions to combat them. Online banking is getting more popular every day--both with bank customers and those who prey on them.

Tags: details, note, banking, techniques

[11 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…

Comment It may even be negative.giving people false assurance that something is being done when it won't stop any criminals. This week readers are getting riled up by 'rip off' government outsourcing deals (with one reader demanding prison for the culpable...

Tags: isp, bbc, government, outsourcing

[10 Apr 2008]

Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts

News But Matthew Fine, supervisory special agent with the FBI, said the fact criminals are now going to jail for botnet attacks is a step in the right direction. President of the Internet Security Advisors Group, Ira Winkler, said: "The statistics are...

Tags: isps, law, fbi, security

[10 Apr 2008]

Security 'perfect storm' is a-brewing

News Let's punish criminals not businesses. More law enforcement and police resources are needed to tackle the security "perfect storm" facing businesses today, a leading tech chief has warned. Speaking at the RSA security conference in San Francisco...

Tags: criminals, government, us, cyber crime

[09 Apr 2008]

People are mugs over identity theft

Comment Perhaps it's time individuals took a leaf out of business's book and adopted a personal information policy that will make life harder for criminals, says Simon Moores. At last month's e-Crime Congress in London we heard how criminals are becoming...

Tags: social networks, fraud, identity theft, security

[08 Apr 2008]

UK a hotbed for cyber crime

News The cost of global e-crime surged to a record $240m last year, with the UK ranking number two in the world for cyber criminals. Online reporting body the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is reporting a $40m jump in the cost of international e...

Tags: e-crime, cyber crime, security

[08 Apr 2008]

UK 'failing on cyber crime'

News He said: "The threat is rising … with eight out of 10 major businesses targeted by cyber criminals last year. The Tories have launched a stinging attack on the government's failure to pay £1.3m to fund a national e-crime policing unit.

Tags: pceu, cyber crime, e-crime crackdown

[03 Apr 2008]

Stock Spam: A Classic Scam

whitepaper Today, however, after a series of fumbles by amateurs, serious Internet criminals are taking this scam to new levels, deploying it through images, PDFs, botnets and more. In this white paper you will learn more about the criminals' sophisticated...

Tags: security standards

[02 Apr 2008]

Targeted Trojans: A New Online Threat to Businesses

whitepaper Carried in convincingly written emails with innocuous looking office attachments such as documents, presentations or spreadsheets, these viruses steal important business information and send it to criminals around the world.

Tags: anti-virus

[02 Apr 2008]

HP Success Story

whitepaper Over the years, fingerprints have played an important role in the identification of criminals, with police forces all over the world building up large stores of fingerprint records. However, the value of these records has been limited in the past...

Tags: border security, identification, records, fingerprint

[02 Apr 2008]

Podcast: Preventing Digital Crime - Government Regulation or Industry Standards

whitepaper Digital crime incidents are rising rapidly as criminals become ever more sophisticated and ambitious. Organized crime is now taking an active role in electronic thefts. This leaves businesses with mounting financial losses and the additional cost...

Tags: monitoring systems, crime, vulnerability, vulnerability management

[31 Mar 2008]

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