Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Growing instances of cybercrime — criminals penetrating the data systems of businesses, organizations and people — has many in Frederick County working to address the threat. “Because anything you do on the Internet can be hacked,…
Cyber Criminals Steal £195m From Global Banks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A group of hackers has stolen at least $300m (£195m) from a number of banks since 2013, according to a security company. Kaspersky Lab said the total amount stolen could be as high as $1bn (£650m), which it described as “an…
Royal Navy Becomes Attractive Target For Cyber Criminals
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security experts who claim that the Royal Navy is unprepared to fend off a cyber attack have called for the government to provide more training to combat the increasing dangers posed by hackers, SC Magazine has reported. Researchers at the University…
Cyber Crime in Oz: What Telstra and CommBank are Doing to Improve Cyber Security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As cybercriminals are becoming more skilled and sophisticated, cyber security has become one of the major concerns for Australian businesses. Cyber attacks can be very costly for businesses, potentially causing them to lose important data, suffer substantial financial losses, sustain reputational…
Hackers steal directly from banks in ‘new era’ of cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An international band of cyber crooks that worked its way into dozens of banks has experts warning of a “new era” of cyber crime where criminals steal directly from banks instead of their customers. And the problem could soon spread to…
What Apple Is Missing About Cyber Security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a cyber security conference sponsored by the White House, in which he signed up for a framework to share information on cyber threats between companies. However, in an impassioned speech,…
Smart phones help cyber crime: Top cop
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AURANGABAD: City police commissioner Rajender Singh on Saturday emphasized on creating awareness among internet users to prevent cybercrime. He said the widespread use of internet and smart phones has paved way for unconventional channel of crimes that are difficult to investigate….
Health care records make fertile field for cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads Those seemingly harmless medical forms everyone fills out before seeing a doctor can lead to identity theft if they get into the wrong hands. Names, birthdates and – more importantly – Social Security numbers can help hackers…
Cyber crime increase by 117% in AP, Karnataka & Maharashtra: Study
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As per the ASSOCHAM-Mahindra SSG study, the reporting of cyber crimes in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka went up by 117 per cent during 2012-13 causing havoc in the financial space, security establishment and social fabric. According to the joint study…
Stakeholders urged to address issue of cyber crime in Ghana
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads It has also called on all stakeholders including the government, telecommunication organizations, civil society groups, religious organizations and other well-meaning Ghanaians to give immediate attention to issues that seek to create a safer internet for Ghanaian digital…