By Matt Southmayd Recently, there have been questions raised as to why corporations have been slow to be more vigilant about Cybersecurity. In the scheme of a large organization, it is often deprioritized because the minimal impact to the bottom line is a risk that is deemed acceptable to the busine...
By Matt Southmayd Recently, there have been questions raised as to why corporations have been slow to be more vigilant about Cybersecurity. In the scheme of a large organization, it is often deprioritized because the minimal impact to the bottom line is a risk that is deemed acceptable to the busine...
via Federal Computer Week The White House’s strategy to combat international organized crime counts cyber crime as a major aspect of the threat. In particular, the plan lists cyber crime and intellectual property theft among several major areas of crime to be dealt with. Intellectual property ...
via SearchSecurity.com The Obama administration’s recently released plan to create a government-directed electronic “identity ecosystem” is designed to reduce online fraud, identity theft and give users confidence in online transactions. But can it really work? And what impact will...
via Security News Daily In mid-May, the Obama administration called on Congress to expand the definition of computer crime and to stiffen federal penalties for hacking into computer systems, doubling the maximum prison sentences for first-time offenses. The proposals were timely. They came soon afte...
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 Washington Post Members of a credit union that serves active-duty military personnel and others connected to the Pentagon are at risk for identity theft after a laptop was hacked, exposing the personal and financial records of an undisclosed number of troops and their families. The Pentagon Fede...