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RSS threat criminalsTerrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Information-security company Detica also claimed that terrorists and criminals were increasingly employing technology, and were attempting to exploit the growing information infrastructure to hide their activities. [04 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment We are constantly warned about the increasing numbers of high-tech crimes committed and here's our dear old government training convicted criminals to go and work in IT. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the... [19 Jun 2008]
Stop Spam, Viruses and Spyware: Endpoint and Perimeter Malware Guide
White Paper Today's cyber criminals are using highly evolved, blended malware to access corporate and customer data at an alarming rate. Additional layers of protection at the perimeter are essential to combat the sheer volume of this increasing threat and to... [09 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News The report by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) says groups of criminals worldwide are collaborating over the web, specialising in roles from spamming to trading stolen personal data. The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime... [06 Jun 2008]
Latest Symantec Security Report Sheds Light on Data Theft
White Paper 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. [30 May 2008]
Don't Be Hoodwinked: Proactive Protection Isn't 'Easy'
White Paper 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. [30 May 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. Schmidt also stressed the current security threat around applications in general. [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. I refer to the latest threat report from Symantec, they are seeing a shift away from hacking individual computers to web... [15 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. Botnets are the biggest global threat facing the internet today, according to security... [10 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. [03 Apr 2008]
Targeted Trojans: A New Online Threat to Businesses
White Paper 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. [02 Apr 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News Also swelling the fast-growing ranks of supporters are a former chief security advisor to the White House and IT bosses from two industries heavily targeted by online criminals, financial services and gambling. [14 Mar 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News Shadow Home Secretary David Davis launched a stinging attack on the government's track record for tackling e-crime, saying it had exposed every person and business in the UK to online criminals. Paul Simmonds, global head of security for ICI and... [12 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment Another internal threat is that of exploitation, warns Small. But whether it is malice, misuse or mistake, data security is under constant threat. Consequently these toolkits are opening the threat market up to more people, and perhaps to those... [10 Mar 2008]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Lee added that eBay is often successful in tracking down the smaller online criminals but he warned fighting larger crime networks remains an "uphill battle". Last June eBay revealed details of a three-year long campaign to curb online fraud by... [10 Mar 2008]
