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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 […]
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Russian Evgeniy Bogachev sought over cybercrime botnet 03.06.14
The US has charged a Russian man with being behind a major cybercrime operation that affected individuals and businesses worldwide. Evgeniy Bogachev, said to be known as “lucky12345” and “slavik”, is accused of being involved in attacks on more than a million computers. The charges came as authorities seized control of a botnet used to […]
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Survey finds cybercrime on the rise 02.06.14
THE hackers are winning, according to a survey of 500 executives of US businesses, law enforcement services and government agencies. The 12th annual survey of cybercrime trends found that online attackers determined to break into computers, steal information and interfere with business are more technologically advanced than those trying to stop them. The survey was […]
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Conference brings big names in cyber security together in Albany 30.05.14
The 17th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and 9th Annual Symposium on Information Assurance will take place Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4, at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. The event is co-hosted by the state Office of Information Technology Services Enterprise Information Security Office, the University at Albany’s […]
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Hackers are winning the cyber crime war, says new study 29.05.14
The cyber war is going well, at least if you are one of the hackers, states a new study published by the California business consulting firm PwC, the United States Secret Service, the CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute and CSO security news magazine. The report is not good news for users […]
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EAC meeting on cybercrime underway 28.05.14
A regional planning meeting of stakeholders in the East African Community (EAC) to chart a way forward in the fight against cybercrime is underway at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. Hodar Addou, the acting UN resident coordinator in Uganda drew the attention of the participants to the threat posed to vulnerable groups like children […]