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Is losing a mobile device really such a big deal?
Comment We know that this area is underserved - only half of the organisations we have surveyed feel protected against the kinds of inadvertent breaches they suffered as a result of theft or loss, compared to external attacks. [24 Nov 2009]
Healthcare and Cybercrime - The Risks, the Impact and the Solution
White Paper Money is driving the growth of targeted attacks against healthcare entities, since their stolen data can be traded for high prices. Off late digital information age "Data equals money. As a result,... [13 Nov 2009]
Comprehensive Endpoint Security: New Endpoint Vulnerabilities Such as Web-Based Malware Are Increasing Information Security Risk in the Enterprise
White Paper Off late malicious activity on the Internet has advanced from worms and viruses attacking random computers in the wild, to the highly sophisticated and targeted attacks - such as the TJ Maxx and Heartland data breaches -... [13 Nov 2009]
Online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News That said, many companies will need to assess and ensure that their security systems are up to date to counter a new range of complex and aggressive threats including online fraud, cyber attacks and e-espionage," he said... [07 Oct 2009]
Photos: Inside the RSA cybercrime war room
Photo At RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Centre (AFCC) in Herzelia, Israel, more than 100 staff work to detect, dissect and block phishing sites and Trojan attacks 24 hours per day. To date the AFCC has shut down more than 180,000... [18 Sep 2009]
Scammers pose as banks in live chat hack
News Such networks are comprised of numerous computers that can be used to serve up the phishing page if one site gets shut down, which makes stopping such attacks difficult, Brady said. He said he also expects that the... [18 Sep 2009]
Largest hack and ID theft in US: Three suspects charged
News They used an SQL injection attack to steal the data and used computers in California, Illinois, Latvia, the Netherlands, New Jersey and Ukraine for storing malware and stolen data and launching attacks,... [18 Aug 2009]
Data moving to the cloud? Cybercrime will follow
News The immediate threat will be attacks to steal data from the servers they are stored on, either remotely or by an insider or someone who gains access to the datacentre, he said. That's the type of threat we're looking to... [13 Jul 2009]
Protect Your Sensitive Data, Ignoring Online Privacy and Application Security Isn't Just a Compliance Issue: It's a Risk Issue!
White Paper With 75% of attacks targeting Web applications, hacking has evolved into big business where stolen data carries a large dollar value. And these standards have recently evolved to now include updated... [04 Jul 2009]
Anti-Phishing in Offense and Defense
White Paper However, usability studies have demonstrated that prevention-based approaches alone fail to effectively suppress phishing attacks and protect Internet users from revealing their credentials to phishing sites. [30 Jun 2009]
Zombie attacks on sale for a fiver
News Approximately 100,000 domains, including corporate domains from around the world, were identified among the stolen FTP credentials under Golden Cash's control, according to the report. Researchers at security firm Finjan... [18 Jun 2009]
PIN-stealing malware hits ATMs
News Although the malware was installed on the ATMs manually, it is possible that future attacks would involve the propagation of the malware through the ATM network, he said. The criminal can print out the... [05 Jun 2009]
'Best video' scam takes Twitterers to malware
News If the trends we've seen on other social platforms are any indicator for Twitter, then we can only expect an increase in attacks. Contrary to earlier reports that the attack was a worm, the Kaspersky blog post speculates... [02 Jun 2009]
Securing What's at Risk: A Common Sense Approach to Protecting Users Online
White Paper Typical attacks to perpetrate these crimes include phishing, man-in-the-middle and malware, and result in the rapid increase of online user identities being stolen at an alarming rate. Even today,... [16 May 2009]
Teen Twitter worm writer lands job in IT
News Twitter fought off four waves of worm attacks last weekend and into Monday in which Twitter users were infected just by clicking on the name or image of someone whose account was infected. Asked why he doesn't contact... [20 Apr 2009]
