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Internet blacklisting tool unveiled
News In formulating HPB for a network 'A', we treat attack sources that have reportedly made attacks on networks correlated with 'A' differently from attack sources that attacked the same number but uncorrelated networks," researchers said in a... [28 Jul 2008]
Coming soon - malware threats to iPhone 2.0?
News Howard Schmidt, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, similarly noted in April that the availability of SDKs for mobile devices increases the likelihood of malware writers creating malicious code specifically for mobiles. [14 Jul 2008]
Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News The Lords science and technology committee has called for people to be able to report crime directly to the police, rather than having to rely on banks to pass it on to law enforcers.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a... [08 Jul 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain on why the internet is on a knife edge
News It's also true in many schools, libraries and cyber cafes - and it's what users are increasingly asking for as they install ever more foregrounded security software on their own machines. But he believes the spectre of viruses, spyware and other... [30 Jun 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News In an effort to deter 'cyber squatters', the organisation is likely to charge a hefty price for the new names. Still, Twomey told Agence France Press that the organisation will still try to block or reject any domain name it deems inappropriate for... [27 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News Lord West refused to confirm the nature or origin of these attacks but said cyber security is a "very dangerous area" and that the UK has become "more vulnerable as we become more connected". The government has said it is engaged in tackling... [16 Jun 2008]
Cyber crime: The global battle
News The campaign has received backing from the Metropolitan Police, Conservative Party, a former White House cyber security adviser, blue chip FTSE100 companies, the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), UK payment industry body Apacs and other... [05 Jun 2008]
Nato fires up cyber defences
News A Nato cyber defence centre of excellence has been formally established to carry out research and training in how to combat cyber warfare. The centre will be based in Tallinn in Estonia and will be used to train Nato's civilian and military staff... [16 May 2008]
National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News The Attorney General's Office for England and Wales (AGO) wants a National Fraud Reporting Centre to collate reports of all types of fraud - both cyber and traditional - to pinpoint levels of fraud across the two countries. [28 Apr 2008]
Police e-crime unit set for green light
News We're looking at days rather than months.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. We want to hear your views about this campaign and your experiences of being a victim of cyber crime. [25 Apr 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard Schmidt, said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys. Mobile devices are going to become the next big target... [24 Apr 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News Ronald Teixeira, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, said: "Botnets are, I think, the biggest threat we face on the internet today. Jordana Siegel, deputy director of outreach and awareness in the National Cyber Security... [10 Apr 2008]
Security 'perfect storm' is a-brewing
News Coviello urged regulators and policy makers to work more closely to tackle the global security threats and said tackling cyber crime needs to be a much higher priority. Coviello also called on members of the US Congress to approve a 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... [09 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News Nato is creating a cyber command to protect its allies against crippling online attacks on national infrastructure. The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA) will co-ordinate cyber defence among Nato allies after its formation was backed by... [08 Apr 2008]
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