If you use the Internet on a frequent basis, it is most certain that you would have come across ‘spam’ in some form or the other. The most easily recognisable form of spam is email spam, but there are myriad forms of spam out there in internet world. You may have come across some of …
Advanced Persistant Threats: State Of The Art
Introduction Many businesses are completely unaware of the new cybercrime threat that could cost them millions of dollars in damages. This class of cybercrime attacks are known as advanced persistent threats, and are usually aimed at companies or high-profile targets. These APTs need to remain completely hidden over a long period of time in …
Online Money Mule Scam Explained
In this tough economy, a particularly insidious scheme is making it’s way across the internet, and people around the world are falling victim to criminal organizations out to steal their way to the good life. Imagine this – you’re offered a great job, which only requires you to place money into your own bank account, …
Privacy Disclosure On Facebook
The social networking website Facebook has become one of the internet success stories of the twenty-first century. It now has millions of users around the world, and yet its position as the dominant social networking site could be under threat due to certain business practices which infringe upon privacy. Internet users have long since become …
Cyber Breaches at Financial Firms increase
With the ever declining economy, cyber breaches at financial service firms are increasing. These cyber attacks are not coming from outside sources, but from employees within the banks themselves. CERT Chief Scientist, Gregory Shannon, told the House Financial Services Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearings — « The continued stress of the current economy on the workplace …
