Category «Cybercrime»

FinCEN Study Examines Rise in Identity Theft SARs; Awareness Helps Deter Greater Loss

Identity Theft Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Reported in Suspicious Activity Reports Filed by Depository Institutions January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2009, released October 2010 by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network “Reports of identity theft have been increasing for more than a decade…Identity theft was the sixth most frequently reported characterization of suspicious activity within …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security Strategy

A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security Strategy, October 2010. Our predecessors grappled with the brutal certainties of the Cold War – with an existential danger that was clear and present, with Soviet armies arrayed across half of Europe and the constant threat of nuclear confrontation between the superpowers. Today, Britain …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

National Protect Your Identity Week – Learn How to Deter, Detect and Defend Against ID Theft

News release: “This is National Protect Your Identity Week, and the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information to help consumers, businesses, and law enforcement officials safeguard personal information and take action if an identity thief strikes. www.ftc.gov/idtheft is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. Consumers …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, ID Theft, Privacy

State of the Internet 2010: A Report on the Ever-Changing Threat Landscape

State of the Internet 2010: A Report on the Ever-Changing Threat Landscape, CA Technologies Internet Security Business Unit Internet Security Intelligence Report, October 2010 “Today approximately 1.8 billion people use the Internet to do everything from conduct business, communicate with friends and family, keep up with current events or simply entertain themselves playing games or …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, PC Security, Privacy

WSJ: Facebook in Privacy Breach Top-Ranked Applications Transmit Personal IDs

WSJ: “Many of the most popular applications, or “apps,” on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people’s names and, in some cases, their friends’ names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. The issue affects tens of millions of Facebook …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Commerce, ID Theft, Privacy

FTC Testifies on Data Security Legislation

News release: [On September 22, 2010] the Federal Trade Commission told a Senate Subcommittee that it supports proposed legislation that would require many companies to use reasonable data security policies and procedures and require those companies to notify consumers when there is a security breach. In testimony before the Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, ID Theft, PC Security, Privacy

Hearing: Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations

House Armed Services Committee: The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Subcommittee met to receive testimony on Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations, September 23, 2010. “The recent announcement that the Department of Defense (DOD) suffered a major compromise of classified military computer networks has renewed discussions about what more …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Report: Hybrid Warfare

Hybrid Warfare, GAO-10-1036R, September 10, 2010 “Senior military officials recently testified1 before Congress that current and future adversaries are likely to use “hybrid warfare” tactics, a blending of conventional and irregular approaches across the full spectrum of conflict. In addition, several academic and professional trade publications have commented that future conflict will likely be characterized …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG: DHS Needs to Improve the Security Posture of Its Cybersecurity Program Systems

OIG-10-111 – DHS Needs to Improve the Security Posture of Its Cybersecurity Program Systems, September 8, 2010 “Our audit focused on the security of the systems that US-CERT uses to accomplish its cybersecurity mission. Overall, NCSD has implemented adequate physical security and logical access controls over the cybersecurity program systems used to collect, process, and …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, Internet, PC Security

Commentary: Billions still illegally flowing through US banks

Interbank transaction data stripped from entities blacklisted by DOJ for money laundering: “Last week Britain’s Barclays Bank became the latest foreign bank to be penalized hundreds of millions of dollars for allegedly helping US-sanctioned parties clandestinely move large sums of money through the American financial system. Barclays agreed to pay $298 million for allegedly helping …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Legal Research

Cisco 2010 Midyear Security Report

Cisco 2010 Midyear Security Report – The impact of global security threats and trends on the enterprise “Web 2.0, mobility, virtualization, and other dramatic shifts in how we communicate and collaborate are carving out a new landscape for business and for enterprise security. The Cisco® Midyear Security Report examines these changes and their impact on …

Subjects: Cybercrime, PC Security