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Phishing attacks, expected to more than double in 2005, are spreading to small banks. The dollar losses are still limited, but are the attacks undermining…
Following the launch of his new book, reformed hacker Kevin Mitnick spoke to vnunet.com about his work as a security consultant Between 1995 and 2000, Kevin…
**Experts say most consumers escape law enforcement’s radar** The photos found on Henry James Ludington’s computer at his workplace — a Wayne County BOCES…
**Abstract** This iBrief analyzes the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005, legislation aimed at curbing the problem of "phishing." Phishing is the sending of fraudulent…
Today, it is quite difficult for a common user to determine where from and how his computer system can be attacked. More often it could be a virus attack,…
***Unwanted ads start to decline; Canadians reclaim their e-mail*** Canadians are finally winning the fight against e-mail spam, in part, simply by ignoring…
Arrests and convictions for internet child porn offences have more than quadrupled in just two years. New figures showed 2,234 perverts were cautioned or…
Microsoft Research announced last week that anti-spam technology has been used to create more effective vaccine designs for HIV. Such machine learning…
**Introduction** Trafficking in human beings is a major concern for the global community. The introduction, growth, and utilisation of information and…
Cyber terrorism. Extortion. Malicious attacks. Rogue nations. No, this isn't the ad campaign for a big-budget Hollywood movie. It's the new reality for…
**O**kay, under the rubric of "the war on terror" (which turns out to be just *so *versatile, so useful for so many much-desired but once back-burner policies,…
In Russia, bribe-taking police and crooked officials have become the terrorists' friends, according to a widely accepted view by outside analysts on corruption…
Tony Hahn has sold dozens of items on eBay with no problems. So the 18-year-old Spotsylvania resident was floored when he ended up losing several thousands of…
***Vladimir Golubev, Director of Computer Crime Research Center, professor at the University of Humanities ZIGMU talks to editor of EXPRESS newspaper in Lvov,…
Have you ever had the opportunity to watch a youngster play on the computer? It’s amazing how they instinctively move the mouse or bang on the keyboard. Ask…
*Note: This is excerpt from full interview from SFGATE : * Background: In 1995, Stratton Sclavos and RSA founder Jim Bidzos created VeriSign as a spin-off that…
Nowadays, the one place that people thought they were secure could be one of the most dangerous areas in society. Computer use is increasingly spreading, and…
Like so many other aspects of our lives, major fraud has gone high tech. In fact, fuelled by excited media comment, computer crime and fraud are regarded as…
Processes of globalization and development of the modern civilization are described by transition of industrial society to information. Wide introduction of…
To the casual eye, they looked like nothing more than eager sixth-graders tackling a computer course. Officer Tim Dickerson of the Camas Police Department…
No. 286: Criminal forfeiture and restriction-of-use orders in sentencing high tech offenders Russell G Smith ISBN 0 642 53855 7 ; ISSN 0817-8542 October 2004…
No. 285: Impediments to the successful investigation of transnational high tech crime Russel G Smith ISBN 0 642 53848 4 ; ISSN 0817-8542 October 2004…
2004 is set to become the worst year on record for malware variants and their hybrids as vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows are exploited within days of…
William Jackson never thought he would be grateful for going bankrupt. Nine months ago, the 44-year-old resident of Katy, Texas, got an e-mail message from…