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MoD cyber crime warning to SMEs: ‘They’re out to get you’ 14.03.14
Hackers, extortionists and other cyber criminals are a threat to organisations of all sizes, but are especially so for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), which are often seen as insecure, easy targets. That’s what a representative from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) – who wishes to remain anonymous – told a gathering of SME owners […]
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Supreme Court flooded with appeals vs. Cybercrime Law 13.03.14
No less than 15 groups are moving to file a slew of petitions seeking to reverse a Supreme Court ruling that largely upheld the legality of the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act. Among the latest motions for reconsideration were ones filed separately on Wednesday by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), the Philippine […]
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Cyber-crime cost Irish economy €350m in 2013 12.03.14
ONE-in-five Irish people have been the victim of cyber-crime, which cost the Irish economy over €350m last year alone. And many victims don’t even realise they have been targeted – meaning the true national crime figure is believed to be much higher, a major conference has heard. Bank and credit card fraud remains the dominant […]
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How the cybercrime industry fueled Target breach: McAfee 11.03.14
The cyberattacks that led to the massive data breach at Target last year marked the “coming-of-age” for a black-market service industry that caters to malicious hackers and identity thieves, computer security company McAfee Labs said in a quarterly report Monday. That industry allowed the thieves to not only buy custom-made malware for the theft, but […]
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CIT seminar to put cybercrime in spotlight 10.03.14
A panel of experts will discuss the effects of cybercrime and cyberwar on the daily lives of working journalists and members of the public tomorrow. The conference takes place as part of Innovation Week at Cork Institute of Technology. Organised by the MA in Journalism with New Media class at CIT, ‘The current state of […]
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Journos face indictment under Thailand’s cybercrime law 07.03.14
REGIONAL PRESS FREEDOM advocates have expressed concern over the scheduled indictment of two journalists in Thailand for criminal defamation and violation of the country’s Computer Crime Act (CCA). The Southeast Asian Press Alliance, a regional alliance of media organizations advocating press freedom, said the indictment of Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian “may spell doom” for […]