After a decade on the run, a Bulgarian national tied to a worldwide cybercrime ring responsible for racking up millions in unauthorized bank charges was sentenced today to 30 months in prison. Aleksi Kolarov, 32, who pleaded guilty to identify […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
China cyber-crime costing US billions: FBI chief
China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year, Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey said on Sunday. The FBI chief told CBS television’s “60 Minutes” program China topped […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Crimtrac Acorn system could enable cybercrime reporting by mouse click
Reporting cybercrime could become as easy as clicking a mouse, under a government program to be unveiled soon. The national police information agency, Crimtrac, is putting the final touches to the scheme known as the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
ICT to revise Computer Crimes Act to handle cybercrime
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is pushing ahead to make adjustments to the Computer Crimes Act B.E. 2550 in a bid to reduce cyber crime. According to the ICT, the proposed new law would allow the […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Daytona State professor’s advice on cybercrime: Be afraid
Philip Craiger wants to put a bug in everyone’s ear: Be afraid of cyberattacks. Be very afraid. In the wake of a hacking scandal that exposed personal photographs of celebrities and a Home Depot security breach that compromised the company’s […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
European banks team up with Europol in cybercrime fightback
Europe’s banks have joined forces with Europol’s cybercrime unit to try to combat the rising and increasingly sophisticated threat being posed by cyber criminals to financial firms. European banks team up with Europol in cybercrime fightbackThe European Banking Federation (EBF), […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
EU and UK step up efforts to protect banks from cybercrime
Yesterday Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Banking Federation (EBF) – which represents 4,500 banks and building societies in the region – to “intensify cooperation between law enforcement […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Cyber-crime awareness increasing beyond CTOs amid regulatory scrutiny
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Awareness of cyber-crime at fund managers is moving beyond chief technology officers (CTOs) and IT personnel with a growing number of portfolio managers and other senior executives taking a growing interest. “Historically, it was typically the CTOs and IT staff […]…
Tanzania: Dar Urged to Fight Cybercrime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans TECHNOLOGICAL advancements the world over have rendered it inevitable for countries to conduct assessments of their capacities in addressing cybercrime within their borders, experts say. Speaking at the cybercrime need assessment programme held in Dar es Salaam on Monday, an […]…
Insurance for Cyber-Crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The recent hacking of Twitter accounts of high profile government institutions brings to mind the significant changes in the level of sophistication of cyber-security threats since 1986, when the first known case of a computer virus was reported. A few […]…