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The Fraudster Economy Model: The Dynamics of Operating a Business in the Underground
White Paper Phishing first gained traction in 1996 with hackers trying to steal America Online passwords from unsuspecting users. Today, it has evolved into a far more menacing criminal enterprise, with bands of fraudsters working together to create... [06 Oct 2009]
Underground Economy Report
White Paper This survey of cybercrime activity in the underground economy includes a discussion of some of the more notable groups involved, as well as an examination of some of the major advertisers and the most... [02 Sep 2009]
Optimizing Business Outcomes With HP Secure Advantage Solutions
White Paper The overall security environment has changed with the increase of regulations and requirements whose breach has severe financial consequences for organizations - and with the rise of an underground... [01 Sep 2009]
True Zero Day Protection: The Only Defense Against Evolving Security Threats
White Paper The corporate losses are the criminals' gains, as compromised systems feed an underground cyber-economy worth millions and millions of dollars. Zero day attacks are a growing threat to corporate... [13 Jul 2009]
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
White Paper With a focus on "Botnets" the paper describes the various parties involved in creating and distributing malware and potentially unwanted software, explaining key techniques and technologies used to attack and compromise users, and giving... [01 Jul 2009]
Details on 'Booming' Underground Economy
White Paper A wide variety of goods and services are now being advertised throughout the online underground economy, and the economy itself has evolved into a self-sustaining marketplace. This paper... [29 May 2009]
Report Sheds Light on a Flourishing Underground Economy
White Paper As the Symantec Report on the Underground Economy shows, a wide variety of goods and services are being advertised on underground economy servers, and the online... [29 May 2009]
What the Latest Symantec Threat Report Means to SMBs
White Paper The report, which provides a global view of the state of Internet security, shows that there, continues to be a well-organized underground economy specializing in the sale of stolen confidential... [29 May 2009]
Browser hijacks and holey software skyrockets
News Twelve per cent of all data breaches exposed credit card information, which is the most popular item for sale in the underground economy. Oddly, the price of stolen data remained the same in 2008 despite... [14 Apr 2009]
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network Security Made Smarter
White Paper As the underground economy has grown and prospered, cyber criminals have developed increasingly sophisticated malware as tools of their trade. Yet, as these criminals prosper, businesses and consumers... [19 Sep 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment Today, I look at my slide deck from Milan and see that we have entire internet relay chat networks controlled by the criminal underground economy, that cyber crime could be almost as big as the value of... [29 Apr 2008]
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Internet Miscreants
White Paper This paper studies an active underground economy which specializes in the commoditization of activities such as credit card fraud, identity theft, spamming, phishing, online credential theft, and the... [15 Feb 2008]
Cyber criminals turn pro
News Cybercrime is becoming an increasingly professional business with malware toolkits sold on the internet and confidential details being traded in an underground economy. The security company said further... [17 Sep 2007]
The Ghost in the Browser Analysis of Web-Based Malware
White Paper As more users are connected to the Internet and conduct their daily activities electronically, computer users have become the target of an underground economy that infects hosts with malware or adware... [15 Jun 2007]
Devil's Advocate: Does the UK need a knowledge minister?
Comment Before the UK decides it needs a minister in charge of the knowledge economy, says Martin Brampton, we must further ponder the relationship of business and society. But the knowledge economy is... [17 May 2005]
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