Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans JOHANNESBURG – One of America’s most infamous fraudsters says it has become easier to fake bank cheques and more sophisticated protection against online fraud is needed now more than ever. Frank Abagnale made $2.5 million by faking identities which included an…
Why we should all care about cyber crime: the risk to you and me
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In today’s world, the reality is that all individuals and organisations connected to the internet are vulnerable to cyber attack. The number, type and sophistication of attacks continues to grow, as the threat reportpublished last month by the Australian Cyber Security…
Legislature asked to adopt Cyber Crime Act
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ISLAMABAD – Former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain – who head Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) – has said that the number of internet users in the world has surpassed three billion while another one billion mobile internet would be…
How Pittsburgh Became a Global Center for Fighting Cyber Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When Jaap van Oss first visited Pittsburgh in 2012, he knew he’d be in the company of “almost legendary cybercrime investigators,” he said. Mr. van Oss, the team leader of Europol’s European Cybercrime Center, couldn’t have known how the legend would…
Online cyber crime forum taken down by FBI
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A prominent online forum dedicated to products and services used to commit cyber crime has been dismantled following an international law enforcement operation, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Darkode.com, a site open only to those deemed to have the right…
Cyber Crime Makes Americans Rethink Social Media
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Based on the results of a new USA Network study, the proliferation of cyber crimes and security breaches may place America on the verge of a social media shutdown. But when it comes to taking precautions to protect themselves online, most…
Staffordshire Police hire digital experts to fight cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans DIGITAL experts have been recruited to help police catch cyber criminals. They have joined a dedicated digital intelligence team (DIT) within Staffordshire Police, set up to carry out covert investigations into crime committed online. The new specialists could be helping to…
5 tips to protect your business against cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans With 30,000 companies hacked every day, it’s no wonder cyber crime is ranked one of the top five risks facing businesses this year, according to the 2015 Allianz Risk Barometer report. It’s also the top emerging risk for the next five…
How IBM Watson Is Helping To Fight Cyber Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If it feels as though your online existence is under constant threat from hackers and cyber thieves, you’re not imagining it. According to AV-TEST, an independent IT security institute, every day over 390,000 malicious programs are released into the wild with…
City gets new life-saving technology | Crime | The Press and Standard
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Thanks to generous donations from two organizations and one business owner, the Walterboro Fire Department now is the proud owner of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening…