cybercrime
The problem with current cyber-liability insurance policies
The repercussion from the massive breach are still reverberating through Sony and, as the company managers move to minimize the losses, an unexpected development could throw a …
SpyEye Trojan country hit list
The number of financial institutions targeted by the SpyEye Trojan is growing, according to Trusteer. Risk analysis teams have also observed an increase in the number of …
Companies underestimate costs of security breaches
Aveksa announced the findings of a recent survey conducted to examine many different facets of IT security, including:: Concerns about moving sensitive applications and data …
Global analysis of 10 million web attacks
Web applications, on average, experience twenty seven attacks per hour, or roughly one attack every two minutes, according to Imperva. They observed and categorized attacks …
Enhanced phishing methods on the rise
There’s been an increase in targeted and combined email-based threats, a new twist in phishing attacks, and an escalation in social engineering scams through popular …
Security recommendations to prevent cyber intrusions
Cyber thieves, hacktivists, pranksters, nation-states, and malicious coders for hire all pose serious threats to the security of both government and private sector networks. A …
Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for botnet information
Microsoft decided to extend their efforts to establish the identity of those responsible for controlling the Rustock botnet by issuing a $250,000 reward for new information …
90 people arrested for organized eBay fraud
90 suspects belonging to three different cyber fraud gangs have been arrested following a coordinated action by the Romanian Directorate for the Investigation of Organized …
Credit card numbers stolen in Kiplinger breach
Kiplinger Washington Editors – the publisher of well-known business and economic publications such as the The Kiplinger Letter and the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance …
Anonymous releases 90,000 military emails and passwords
Anonymous persists with its AntiSec campaign and the latest target to fall has been Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the biggest U.S. military contractors. According to the …
U.S. government-funded labs targeted by cyber attacks
It’s safe to say that successful U.S. companies, government facilities and military contractors are by now to aware that they should always be on the lookout for cyber …
Can the Google .co.cc ban be effective?
Google has recently decided to block all pages hosted on the .co.cc domain from appearing in its search results, and the move has sparked discussions. The search giant has …
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