Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe admits that the UK police are still “skimming the surface” when it comes to tackling cyber-crime, a view that is shared by security experts. In an interview hosted by Sky News earlier this week,…
Cybercrime: How it affects you
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cybercrime is the fastest growing and most dynamic area of crime. Ever-increasing reliance on cyber technology is allowing criminals to operate with virtual impunity across a range of criminal activities and jurisdictions. Although the types of crimes are not necessarily new…
Dozens arrested in cybercrime ‘strike week’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans n total, 25 separate operations were carried out across England, Scotland and Wales. Those arrested are suspected of being involved in a wide variety of cybercrimes including data theft, fraud and virus writing. One raid the BBC witnessed targeted a man…
Zimbabwe ICT Policy, cyber-crime bill are nowhere in sight
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s been 9 years since the Zimbabwean government made a pledge to come up with legislation to curb cyber crime. Of course, there’s no point in holding on to political pledges really. It’s just that it helps give a clear indication of how…
US Offers Highest-Ever Cybercrime Bounty for Russian Hacker
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. State Department and FBI on Tuesday announced a $3 million (roughly Rs. 18 crores) reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, the highest bounty U.S. authorities have ever offered in a cyber…
Bahrain logs 400 cybercrime cases last year
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bahrain’s security authorities dealt with more than 400 cybercrime cases last year, a top official said. The complaints were either lodged with police stations or reported on hotline 992, First Lieutenant Ahmed Al Khayyat from the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption, Economic…
Simple failures of policy’ contributing to rise in cybercrime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads UK retailers have said that fraud increased by 12 per cent year-on-year in 2013-14 and accounted for 37% of the total cost of crime during the period. The level of cyber attacks suffered by the vast majority…
Targeted attacks will become as prevalent as cybercrime, says Trend Micro: 2015 Technology Predictions
In 2015, more cyber criminals will turn to darknets and exclusive-access forums to share and sell crime ware; increased cyber activity will translate to better, bigger and more successful hacking tools and attempts; and exploit kits will target Android as […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Uganda faces major challenges in fight against cybercrime
According to Ugandan police, more than 700 people were victims of either email hacking or electronic money transfer fraud during this period. Criminals are setting up identical websites to resemble genuine ones and these cloned sites are used to illegally […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Line Dividing Hacker Cybercrime, State-Sponsored Terror Attacks Murky
The lines between online thefts and all-out cyberwarfare continue to blur as hackers become more effective at attacks that threaten to cause serious economic damage. Andrew Conte, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | November 7, 2014 Klaus Meinhardt For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post…