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Metro East detectives selected to crack down on cybercrime 18.06.14
(KMOV.com) – A Metro East detective is taking part in a program to help local police take on cybercrime. O’Fallon police detective William Barlock is one of 200 detectives who applied to be a part of a Secret Service Task Force, but Barlock is just one of seven Metro East detectives who have been selected […]
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Cybercrime: how to help our children 16.06.14
Report finds there is a real online danger because of threat to mental health. More than 40 per cent of children who use the internet are victims of cybercrime while girls are more likely to be bullied online than boys, a survey has found. The Norton Report Family Edition by Symantec, found 43 per cent […]
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Cybercrime paying off for Pittsburgh security training service 13.06.14
Whether it’s a shadowy foreign gang seeking digital back channels into nuclear facilities or a lone hacker digging for a database of consumer passwords, the cybercriminals responsible for this year’s most high-profile attacks shared a common goal: getting unsuspecting users to click the wrong link. “Emails about the Nigerian prince needing money, those kinds of […]
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Nevada U.S. attorney makes cybercrime a priority 10.06.14
The Nevada U.S. attorney’s office is hosting a symposium Wednesday in Las Vegas on the rise in cybercrime across the nation. “Cybercrime right now is becoming the greatest threat to our country,” U.S. Attorney of Nevada Daniel Bogden said Monday. “Cybercrime not only affects national security interests, it affects our economic prosperity and well being, […]
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Weakest link in cyber crime? You 05.06.14
Cape Town – While some cybercrime is sophisticated in order to break in to computer systems, the human vulnerability is the most common one used, says a security expert. “Often the first kind of vulnerability exploited by attackers is the human one. They use social engineering techniques to trick individuals who work for an organisation […]
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Software competition opens door for cybercrime 04.06.14
Cape Town – Competitive pressure may be a contributing factor to the spread of malware, even as advances are made in software security, an expert has said. “With the competitive capabilities right now to try and be the first, biggest and baddest, the development houses that are internal to the organisation are under severe pressure […]