The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently predicted cyber crime will become the agency’s top priority within the next few years. According to a report by Ohio’s WBNS-10TV, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Robert White said criminals are always finding new ways to exploit victims and businesses, which keeps the U.S. at risk. He explained the average [...]
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In a test to evaluate how easy it would be for hackers to social-engineer employees and gain access to computer systems, the Department of Homeland Security found the human factor to be the weakest link in cybersecurity, Bloomberg reports. DHS staff secretly dropped computer discs and USB drives in the parking lots of government buildings [...]
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Cyber attacks hitting high-profile targets have recently dominated the headlines, and there is no indication the trend will slow down anytime soon. Here, Invincea Founder and CEO Anup Ghosh talks to The New New Internet about the uptick in spear phishing, what role social media play and what steps to take after an attack. The [...]
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Romanian authorities have arrested a man suspected of stealing more than $3 million through a series of computer crimes that included phishing attacks targeting eBay employees, The Register reports. Liviu Mihail Concioiu allegedly masterminded two phishing attacks targeting eBay employees. Although it is unknown how many eBay workers fell for the ploy, a computer-forensics expert [...]
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Cyber Experts: Espionage, APTs, Malware among Most Dangerous Cyber Threats
September 13, 2010 4 CommentsAlthough cybersecurity experts have their separate ideas on what the most pressing Internet security concern is, they generally agree on one thing: The threat landscape is evolving into more attacks of increasing sophistication. Here, 10 industry insiders offer their insight into what they believe are the most dangerous cyber threats, ranging from social engineering to [...]
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