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The immeasurability problem of it investment 06.09.13
To ensure that business-performance management works, companies evaluate their efforts fairly frequently…
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Cyber crime 05.09.13
According in the article, ‘Cyber parasites’ by Mina Sohail (September 3). While more an issue in other western countries, Pakistani society is also facing cyber harassment. Being a psychologist, I also deal with cases in which many girls and boys report online harassment. There is no counselling available at school or at home, which would […]
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Russian Cyber Criminals that is costing Western firms billions of dollars in credit card 22.08.13
Reuters reports that Two of the Russian suspects in the banking card fraud case were arrested while in the Netherlands, but two others – Alexander Kalinin, 26, and Roman Kotov, 32 – are still at large and thought to be in Russia, where experts doubt they will be caught. The breadth and sophistication of services […]
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Hong Kong has seen a significant rise in cybercrimes in the last few years 21.08.13
WSJ reports that Hong Kong has seen a significant rise in cybercrimes in the last few years, including online fraud, hacking and sexual offenses facilitated by social networks and chat sites. A new report by the Department of Justice warns that cybercrime will only become more challenging for law enforcement agencies as telecommunications networks evolve […]
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Russian cybercrime suspect pleads not guilty in biggest U.S. hacking case 13.08.13
A Russian man accused of being part of the largest cybercrime ring ever prosecuted in the United States pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that could send him to prison for decades. Dmitriy Smilianets, 29, of Moscow, entered the plea during an afternoon hearing in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. His attorney told […]
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Internet safety starts at home 12.08.13
The recent tragic death of a schoolgirl in England has again raised calls for control of websites. For children and vulnerable young people, control must start in the home. Parents, or responsible adults, must ensure that websites are not accessed from remote areas of the house, such as upstairs bedrooms. Our children need support to […]