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Police looking to bolster cybercrime investigation capabilities 26.05.14
The Singapore Police Force this month called for tenders relating to cybercrime training, particularly in investigation techniques and handling computer evidence. The picture painted by cybersecurity experts is sobering: a sharp growth in banking malware, more malicious mobile apps and more data breaches resulting in more than 552 million identities exposed last year. Auction site […]
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European Cybercrime Centre: don’t use free anti malware products 24.05.14
In an interview with the website Information Age, the head of the European Cybercrime Centre states that business and home should invest in good digital security products and shouldn’t use free antivirus/antimalware software. The European Cybercrime Centre is part of Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union. Head of the organisation Toels Oerting […]
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European Cybercrime Centre: don’t use free anti malware products 23.05.14
In an interview with the website Information Age, the head of the European Cybercrime Centre states that business and home should invest in good digital security products and shouldn’t use free antivirus/antimalware software. The European Cybercrime Centre is part of Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union. Head of the organisation Toels Oerting […]
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Hawks swoop on Pretoria cyber-crime network 21.05.14
Police have arrested several people allegedly linked to an international cybercrime network in South Africa and the United States, the Hawks said. Details of the arrests would be revealed at a press conference in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon, Hawks spokesman Paul Ramaloko said. Earlier French news agency Agence France-Presse reported that police, in a joint […]
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DOJ to release IRR on Cybercrime law next month 19.05.14
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to release the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 as it wraps up its round of consultations. “Probably before the second half of this year we would already have the IRR done. That’s the estimated time,” DOJ Assistant Secretary […]
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Cybercrime: a growing concern in Calgary 15.05.14
The Calgary Police Service is dealing with more online crime then ever before. Last January, it developed the Cybercrime Support Team to assist the Tech Crime Unit in their investigations into internet-based crime. Unlike the Tech Crime Unit; which deals with hardware on computers or data on cell phones, the six member cybercrime team try […]