ENISA reveals old fault lines in EU resilience to new threats April 2011 | Redaction | Leave a comment EU member states would struggle to contain a pan-European cyber incident because procedures are lacking, people aren’t certain who their opposite numbers are, or would have difficulty reaching them quickly enough, an ENISA exercise has revealed. “The exercise has shown … Continue reading → Tweet
Rogue mobile networks – within the grasp of criminals February 2011 | Redaction | Leave a comment Fundamental flaws in the way mobile phones communicate with base stations and wider availability of base station hardware add up to serious concerns for the security of mobile telephony, delegates at RSA 2011 were told last week. “The phone authenticates … Continue reading → Tweet
Merchants ‘in denial’ over PCI-DSS and credit card time bomb February 2011 | Redaction | Leave a comment Many companies in the retail and hospitality sectors are simply unaware of the quantity of unprotected credit card data they hold, and are sitting on a security time bomb, forensic consultancy Foregenix has warned. “They just don’t realise how big … Continue reading → Tweet
Cisco: engaged CISOs are best defence against security threats January 2011 | Redaction | Leave a comment Sophisticated web exploits and theft of personal data are expected to be among the main security threats in 2011, according to experts at Cisco. To counter these CISOs must become more sophisticated in their response, engaging more effectively with staff, … Continue reading → Tweet
EU reveals tough line on cybercrime October 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment The European Commission aims to get tough on cybercrime in EU member states by mandating longer prison sentences for the worst offences, but without more effective policing the move is unlikely to have a significant impact, legal experts have warned. … Continue reading → Tweet
Cabinet Office finally launches CSOC April 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment The Cyber Security Operations Centre, an organisation critical to the UK’s ability to crack down on online crime, has finally launched. “CSOC launched on time,” a spokesperson for the Cabinet Office told Security Vibes, confirming the organisation had met a … Continue reading → Tweet
Legislation is key to security battle December 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Establishing international legislation that specifically addresses cybercrime will be one of the key steps towards defeating malware and online criminals, according to experts. Mohd Amin Noor, chairman, International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) said: “We are encouraging all 191 … Continue reading → Tweet
Cyber Crime: From Crime to Organised Crime August 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Just as the public horror of house-breaking is fed by fears of what more the criminal might do; from malicious damage to torture, rape and murder in the household. In the same way cyber crime feeds on fears of major … Continue reading → Tweet
Cyber Crime: The Affiliate Network August 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Affiliate networks literally allow anyone (eg people made redundant, and people after easy money) to quickly make cash. But it can also make them part of a cyber criminal network. SV: When we were discussing how crime has evolved into organised … Continue reading → Tweet
Cyber Crime: The Rise of The Robots August 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment “…security researchers who try to find the control servers are likely to be hit by DDoS attacks against their systems. Typical DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks involve flooding an Internet service with so much traffic that it ceases to … Continue reading → Tweet
