http://www.silicon.com Results for cyber crime en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60729656p,00.htm Also, global conditions, such as the receding economy and vulnerabilities in the financial markets, are likely to have an impact on the evolution of cyber-crime. Online fraud is a non-stop threat to organizations around the globe, and cyber... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:18 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721794p,00.htm This white paper provides an overview of today's dangerous cyber crime world and outlines the challenges that security professionals face in developing solutions to address the growing number and variety of Web threats. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672374p,00.htm Driven by the rising tide of organized cyber-crime and the increased sophistication of hackers, targeted attacks are increasingly aimed at stealing the confidential information. For every business, the ability to recognize and respond to threats... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:21:56 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39453994,00.htm There are a number of other bodies that are charged with tackling cybercrime of different sorts: for example, the government's mooted Office of Cyber Security (OCS), which will protect Britain's IT infrastructure, goes live in September. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:23:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60613067p,00.htm It's hard to imagine life today without all of problems that the Internet has introduced: phishing attacks, cyber-bullying, data theft on a scale never before imagined, spam, distributed denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, spyware, website... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:19:13 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39451668,00.htm The days of tracking down software counterfeiters in other countries who are selling pirated CDs are numbered as companies increasingly distribute software and store data online via hosted computing services, Matthew Parrella, an assistant US... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:58:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60607869p,00.htm Microsoft Corp.s most recent Security Intelligence Report (SIR), a comprehensive analysis of the threat landscape has pointed to new trends in cyber crime. The purpose of the six-monthly report is to keep customers informed about the major trends... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:19:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60608031p,00.htm BitDefender's security experts analyzed and examined the menaces of the first half of 2008, focusing on software vulnerabilities and exploits, different types of malware, as well as countermeasures, cyber crime prevention and law enforcement. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39445480,00.htm The UK government has announced that it is to form a cyber security agency, one of whose functions will be to develop a cyber attack capability. The Office of Cyber Security (OCS), dedicated to protecting Britain's IT infrastructure, will be... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:09:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60604519p,00.htm Digital threats have evolved from a bizarre hobby for computer geeks into a huge source of profit for organized cyber-crime. From a technical point of view, malware has diversified to enable pursuit of a wide variety of criminal objectives and has... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:21:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60598120p,00.htm By 2015 IT security systems will need to detect over 400 threats a minute. Rethink your security and your most dangerous threat that is not on your radar and discover the SMART way to protect your business. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39430896,00.htm The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has revealed some of its crime fighting successes over the last year. Soca's annual report, published yesterday, details a year of fighting e-crime, from leading the UK operation to shut down the online... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 14 May 2009 15:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60588632p,00.htm Reuters reports that according to a US Treasury advisor Valerie McNiven the broad category of Global cyber-crime turned over more money than drug trafficking last year. Internet usage and the online banking sector are experiencing spectacular growth. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 14 May 2009 01:17:58 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60587032p,00.htm To summarize, cyber-crime has turned into a well-developed underground market of massive magnitudes. In order to compromise a website or a network, cyber criminals, or the tools they are using, search for vulnerabilities to exploit. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 01 May 2009 01:18:56 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39423083,00.htm J Keith Mularski, a special agent who works in the FBI's Cyber Division, says that when it comes to fighting cybercrime, the bad guys may still hold a technological upper hand but that the good guys are getting better. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:53:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39421934,00.htm Still, Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters' Guild of America, said he and everybody else "put out of business by cyber-looting" was smiling after the verdict. They are turning the internet into a cyber Somalia," Carnes continued, "and that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/future-proofing/police-launch-1bn-worth-of-e-crime-investigations-39411528.htm But we can use the money we have got to build a capability across the country to establish a reporting centre for the public, to provide regional e-crime centres that can deal with the packages of intelligence that come out of that, and work with... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:33:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60301124p,00.htm Security simply has not been built into IP or wireless communications protocols, and as these new services gain increased adoption, they will become an increasingly attractive target for the cyber-crime organizations currently targeting the data... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60414364p,00.htm If a business does become a victim of a cyber crime attack, on average, it can take an entire week to get their business back up and running. According to a recent survey conducted by McAfee, many small and medium sized businesses felt they were... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60288707p,00.htm This report examines how international cyber criminals are moving away from homes and into public places such as Internet cafes and Wi-Fi enabled coffee shops. Organized crime is capitalizing on every opportunity to exploit new technology to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000