online crime

Risk-based approach for combating fastest growing security threat recommended

NEW YORK, January 26, 2010 — Survey numbers do not lie, nor do they always tell the whole story, which is precisely the focal point of a new report about the prevalence and seriousness of the threat of cyber crime, issued by Deloitte’s new Center for Security and Privacy Solutions (the Center).

New "Cybercrime Showcase" Awards

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2009 – Cisco today issued its Annual Security Report for 2009, which highlights the impact of social media, particularly social networking, on network security and explores the critical role that people, not technology, play in creating opportunities for cybercriminals.

The Annual Security Report also includes winners of the 2009 Cisco® Cybercrime Showcase and discusses trends in cloud computing, spam and overall global cybercrime activities that information technology professionals continue to face.

Internet Providers and Security Professionals Take Aim; Avalanche eCrime Gang Driving Increasingly Larger Share of Phishing Scams

TACOMA, Wash. Oct 21, 2009 – A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) reveals that the longevity of phishing Web sites dropped by 25 percent over the last year.

2 Out of Every 10 Threats Detected in August Were Fake Security Alerts & Products

Boulder, Colo., September 30, 2009 -- Computer-savvy consumers are more susceptible than novices to "fake alerts" and rogue security products – bogus malware infection warnings and malicious programs masquerading as legitimate security applications – according to a new survey from Webroot, a leading provider of Internet security for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets.

RSA® FraudActionSM from EMC’s Security Division Successfully Helps Protect Yuucho Direct Internet Banking Customers from Online Fraud

BEDFORD, Mass., March 12, 2009 -- RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), announced that Japan Post Bank, one of Japan’s largest banks, has implemented the RSA® FraudActionSM service as an effective countermeasure to protect its customers and assets from online crime and phishing attacks.