via Government Computer News Cybersecurity legislation recently proposed by the Obama Administration is hardly revolutionary. Its main purpose is to bolster the security of the nation’s information infrastructure by more clearly defining roles and responsibilities both in government and the pr...
via Inform IT Cybercrime is broadly defined as any crime involving a computer or a network. In the last decade, the amount of cybercrime has grown substantially resulting in significant losses to businesses, and lining the pockets of criminals. This article presents some information about some of th...
via National Journal Phil Reitinger, the Department of Homeland Security’s top cyber and computer crimes official, is resigning just days after the administration launched its most ambitious cybersecurity initiative. “I have decided that the time has come for me to move on from the Depar...
via Computer Crime Research Center The FBI might be asking your permission soon to reach into your computer and rip something out. And you don’t know it’s there. In a first for US law enforcement efforts to make the Internet more secure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized con...
via credit.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just revealed some interesting statistics on a burgeoning headache — white-collar Internet crime. Whether its fraudsters impersonating FBI agents or cyber-hackers stealing consumer financial data, the Bureau has its hands full —...
via theday.com Connecticut residents lost more than $3.3 million to computer fraud last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Consumer Protection. The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a joint effort between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, said in...
via security news daily The future of cybercrime may be right at your fingertips or in the palm of your hand. Cybersecurity researcher Adrian Crenshaw, also known on his website as “Irongeek,” has created a programmable keystroke logger that can be hidden within a computer’s keyboard o...