CSO magazine recently surveyed the cybercrime landscape with the help of Carnegie Mellon's CERT Coordination Center and the U.S. Secret Service to identify the most effective methods used to fight e-crime. Here's what they came up ...READ»
Norton, one of the leading makers of anti-virus software, used their access to cybercrime data to rank the riskiest cities in the country--and they're not always what you'd think.READ»
The continuing Google versus Chinese censorship and cyberattack affair has just taken a bizarre twist: Five Chinese human rights activists Web sites were the subject of DDoS attacks over the weekend, and they are blaming the Chinese ...READ»
The U.S.'s cyber security czar Howard Schmidt has obviously been doing something apart from tidying his desk in the three months since being appointed: He's been coming up with a cyber defense plan, which he's just revealed to the ...READ»
Last week I wrote about a phishing and malware scam that has plagued Facebook for weeks. It wasn't quite a virus, because it affected Mac users--but it wasn't entirely Web-based either, because some of the links it hawked were ...READ»
Every day it seems like we’re hearing about a bank merger or at least banks talking about merging. Washington Mutual and J.P. Morgan Chase. Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. It doesn’t look like we’ll be hearing any less of ...READ»
The political/ethical/financial spat between Google and the Chinese authorities has entered its second phase: The Chinese government is underlining its legal position, and Google's responding by postponing the launch of Android ...READ»
A lot of things have transitioned into the cyber realm. People talk online, watch television online, shop online -- they even 'date' and have 'sex' online.
A nationally-representative phone survey of 935 teenagers released last ...READ»
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When Sergio Pinon fell victim to identity theft in February 2004, he did more than just get mad about it. As the chief fraud investigator for MasterCard, Pinon realized that "if it could happen to me, anyone can ...READ»
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When Sergio Pinon fell victim to identity theft in February 2004, he did more than just get mad about it. As the chief fraud investigator for MasterCard, Pinon realized that "if it could happen to me, ...READ»
For the last two weeks, a phishing and malware scam propagated virally through Facebook, taking control of member accounts and blasting their friends with bogus messages. Today, a new wave of attacks hit, getting broader traction ...READ»
Lying about your identity on the Internet may no longer just earn you the scorn of your fellow online users – it could also be a criminal, jailable offense.READ»
You'll be waking up this morning to frantic discussions all over the Internets about a surprising decision by Google to uncensor its service in China. The question is that, though uncensoring may be bold, did it actually make things ...READ»
On Thursday night, Facebook was attacked by hackers for the fourth time this month. Who is behind the attacks isn't known, but the malefactors appear to be using several old tricks--phishing, malware downloads, and other ...READ»
It was announced today that one of the world's top three spammers (now there's a list you want to be on... and can't opt-out) has been ordered to pay a $7 million settlement to Microsoft. Good Thing. Bill could use the money.
I ...READ»
A client of ours sent over an e-mail from Google, one that said one of their ads were disapproved and there was a link to login and fix the problem. The only thing was, the notice wasn't from Google, and it went to a phishing site, ...READ»
In the August 2003 issue of Fast Company, Keith Hammonds sheds light on the dirty little secret about spam. In the piece, he considers possible solutions to the ever-increasing spam problem.
Today, the Direct Marketing Association ...READ»
After months of will-they-or-won’t-they speculation over Google’s threats to end its censorship in China, the search giant has finally pulled the plug. Now, visitors to Google.cn are...READ»
I have gotten some interesting comments on a post I wrote last week about internet safety. One parent urged other parents to try posing as a "hottie" online to see how their child responds. While another young adult found this to be ...READ»
