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Mobile M2M connections on the up

News Europe is well on the way to introducing the eCall automatic emergency call system and several Latin American countries are considering mandatory tracking devices on all new cars to combat epidemic vehicle crime.

Tags: ecall, telematics, m2m

[06 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]

National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year

News A spokesman for the Attorney General's Office said: "A proof-of-concept model is being developed and will be tested from the summer, for six months, with aim to identify what information is not being compared currently and join up information that...

Tags: security, cyber crime, fraud

[28 Apr 2008]

Police e-crime unit set for green light

News 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 the architects of the project. We're looking at days rather than months.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown...

Tags: funding, government, police, e-crime

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News Schmidt also reaffirmed his backing of a central UK e-crime police unit which silicon.com has been campaigning for. E is for Extradition Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard...

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 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]

UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent

News Apacs said consumers must be vigilant after the number of reported incidents shot up by more than 10,000 during the first quarter of 2008.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit.

Tags: cyber crime, e-crime, phishing

[16 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. Last December, analyst firm Gartner estimated losses from US phishing attacks at $3.2bn...

Tags: online banking, fraud, e-crime

[15 Apr 2008]

Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers

News Alan McInnes, general manager with the Association of Chief Police Officers crime prevention initiatives, told silicon.com the technology will help stamp out computer theft. E is for Extradition Security from A to Z

Tags: software, police, tracking

[14 Apr 2008]

ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill

News Violent crime has doubled, immigration has tripled and police now spend more time on paper work than patrol. E is for EDS The UK's ID card scheme has helped fuel a 2,000 per cent hike in the cost of Home Office consultants - taking the bill up to...

Tags: home office, biometrics, id cards

[11 Apr 2008]

No Phishing: Protecting Employees from E-mail Fraud

whitepaper Learn how IronMail has proven to be the most effective e-mail security solution for detecting even the most insidious attacks and protecting corporate networks from this next phase of organized crime.

Tags: email, mail, corporate networks, mail security

[10 Apr 2008]

Security 'perfect storm' is a-brewing

News His warning echoes silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign, which calls for a dedicated police cyber crime unit in the UK. Coviello urged regulators and policy makers to work more closely to tackle the global security threats and said tackling...

Tags: criminals, government, us, cyber crime

[09 Apr 2008]

UK businesses: No one cares about cyber attacks!

News UK businesses are calling for a national police cyber crime unit as a growing number of companies fall victim to e-crime. More than three quarters (74 per cent) of the nearly 4,000 organisations that responded to The Invisible Crime: A Business...

Tags: e-crime, cyber crime

[09 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]

Nato allies form cyber defence command

News We need to be ahead of the bad guys, the threat can come from many sources, cyber crime, cyber terrorism or state activity. E is for Extradition The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies after...

Tags: cyber, defence, nato

[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]

Cyber crime: Police not taking it seriously

News In a poll of more than 100 silicon.com readers, 83 per cent said police should place a higher priority on e-crime than they do now, compared to other crimes. Just six per cent said cyber crime should be a lower priority for police and 11 per cent...

Tags: hacking, police, e-crime

[07 Apr 2008]

UK 'failing on cyber crime'

News The Tories have launched a stinging attack on the government's failure to pay £1.3m to fund a national e-crime policing unit. Shadow home secretary David Davis said a crime is committed online in the UK "every ten seconds" - costing UK businesses...

Tags: pceu, cyber crime, e-crime crackdown

[03 Apr 2008]

Gov't pledges to take e-crime seriously

News The government has pledged to meet with law enforcers to forge new policies on tackling cyber crime.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. The announcement comes in the wake of an e-crime...

Tags: e-crime, e-crime crackdown, cyber crime, crime

[26 Mar 2008]

PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech

News E is for Extradition More government funding will be pumped into security technologies, the prime minister has announced. Gordon Brown presented the government's National Security Strategy to the House of Commons yesterday, outlining plans designed...

Tags: gordon brown, cyber crime, security, funding

[20 Mar 2008]

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