Cyber Crime
Check, Please! Adding up the Costs of a Financial Data Breach
Guest article by Andrea Babbs, UK General Manager at VIPREReliance on email as a fundamental function of business communication has been in place for some time. But as remote working has become ...
What to Take Away from Iran’s Global Malware Campaign
The FBI recently disclosed that Iran’s intelligence agency has been using nation-state actors & a front company to carry out a years-long global malware campaign — here’s what was involved... The post ...
The Massive Shift to Cyber Crime
There is a cartoon in The New Yorker of March 30, 2020 showing four mobsters, one with a gun, sitting around a table. The caption reads: “For health and safety reasons, we’ll ...
Book Review: Crime Dot Com, From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global
I had the great delight of reading Geoff White’s new book, “Crime Dot Com: From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global”, I thoroughly recommend it. The book is superbly researched ...
Half of Internet Users Fall Victim to Cyber Attacks
Half of computer users confirm that they have fallen victim to some form of cybercrime, according to a new NordLocker cybersecurity report. The extent of cybercrime has no limits, and while cyber ...
Using Similar Taxonomies To Understand Present And Future Security Challenges
via Terena.org In what is certainly the single most fascinating and well-crafted piece on the taxonomy of organized crime in months; and it's present and future significance for information and cyber security ...
Cyber Crime Increases as Networks Grow More Vulnerable in the Wake of COVID-19
By Maribeth Anderson and Emily Selck Cyber criminals are capitalizing on the current pandemic and finding greater success in breaching an increasing number of business networks. Safeguard your network during this unprecedented ...
UK Ministry of Defence Launches Its First Specialized Cyber Regiment
Recent spikes in cyber-attacks have provoked heated reaction from governments around the world. Nation-state hackers are targeting medical facilities, government agencies and critical infrastructure in their attempts to disrupt business operation, gain ...
Cyber-crime against children spikes amid stay-at-home orders
The sudden shift to remote work has forced millions of individuals and families to set aside their daily routines and quickly adapt to self-isolating measures to stay safe amid the pandemic While ...
U.S. Government offers $5 million bounty for information on North Korean cyber criminals
Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and FBI released a joint report offering guidance on the emerging North Korean (previously known as DPRK) cyber threat, and highlighting the malicious ...
