Category «Cybercrime»

CRS: Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and – Resources, Rita Tehan Information Research Specialist, April 26, 2012 “Cybersecurity vulnerabilities challenge governments, businesses, and individuals worldwide. Attacks have been initiated by individuals, as well as countries. Targets have included government networks, military defenses, companies, or political organizations, depending upon whether the attacker was seeking military intelligence, conducting diplomatic or …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

UK Study – ICO report finds many people becoming a 'soft touch' for online fraudsters

News release: “The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is urging consumers to take better care of their data, following an investigation into the trade in used hard drives. The ICO has published new guidance to help individuals securely delete personal information from their old devices. An investigation by the ICO found that one in ten second-hand …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, PC Security, Privacy

CFA Report: How Identity Theft Services Measure Up to Best Practices

“The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released Best Practices for Identity Theft Services: How Are Services Measuring Up?, which analyzes how well identity theft services are providing key information to prospective customers. The study is based on CFAs Best Practices for Identity Theft Services, voluntary guidelines that CFA developed with the help of identity theft …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

Guide – overview of significant cyber warfare events from the news

Cyberthings for Managers – overview of significant cyber warfare events from the news: “Cyberthings for Managers is created by Reusers Information Services to meet a growing demand by managers in the domain of cyber warfare for a quick overview of the most important events of the past weeks in the field, without being overwhelmed by …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Commentary – Experts question validity of cybercrime statistics

New York Times: The Cybercrime Wave That Wasnt, by Dinei Florêncio, researcher and Cormac Herley, principal researcher at Microsoft Research “In less than 15 years, cybercrime has moved from obscurity to the spotlight of consumer, corporate and national security concerns. Popular accounts suggest that cybercrime is large, rapidly growing, profitable and highly evolved; annual loss …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Security of power grids: a European perspective

Security of power grids: a European perspective, Corrado Leita, Marc Dacier, Symantec Research Labs. April 2012 “Industrial control systems (ICS) are rapidly becoming a new major target of cyber-criminals. This was pointed out in multiple occasions by security experts and was confirmed by a recent survey carried out by Symantec. In this survey, 53% of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Internet

FBI – Social Networking Risks Outlined in Latest Counterintelligence Brochure

Social Networking Risks Outlined in Latest Counterintelligence Brochure, March 2012 “Internet-based social networking sites have created a revolution in social connectivity. However, con artists, criminals, and other dishonest actors are exploiting this capability for nefarious purposes. So warns our Counterintelligence Division in its latest informative brochure, Internet Social Networking Risks, which not only depicts the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Internet, Privacy

Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues

CRS – Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues, March 14, 2012 “The federal governments role in protecting U.S. citizens and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks has been the subject of recent congressional interest. Critical infrastructure commonly refers to those entities that are so vital that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, …

Subjects: Cybercrime

U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command in Review of Defense Authorization Request for FY2013

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, March 27, 2012: testimony of General Keith B. Alexander, USA Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service “The Fiscal Year 2013 Presidents Budget for Cyber Command provides $182 million dollars and 937 personnel to perform our global mission. As demand to develop and integrate …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Internet

FTC Issues Final Commission Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief privacy policy and enforcement agency, issued a final report setting forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of American consumers and give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data. In the report, Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Legislation, Privacy

Insider Fraud: New Ponemon Survey Reveals All Organizations Have Risk

The Risk of Insider Fraud U.S. Study of IT and Business Practitioners “According to Ponemon Institute research, insider negligence and maliciousness can be one of the major causes of a costly and reputation damaging data breach. As reported in the Ponemon Institutes most recent Cost of Data Breach study, malicious insiders cause 31 percent of …

Subjects: Cybercrime

FFIEC Releases Supplemental Guidance on Internet Banking Authentication

News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a Supplement to the Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment guidance, issued in October 2005. The purpose of the supplement is to reinforce the risk-management framework described in the original guidance and update the FFIEC member agencies’ supervisory expectations regarding customer authentication, layered security, and …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents

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