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Fighting the agents of organized cybercrime

HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Back in the good old days of the Internet, the hacker was a teenager motivated by high-tech pranks and bragging rights. Today, the online thief could be anyone with 'Net access after a quick buck.

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Soca reveals its cybercrime-fighting successes

The police body tasked with fighting e-crime in the UK has revealed some of its cybercrime-fighting successes — but e-crime still appears a low priority.

Soca reveals its cybercrime-fighting successes

The police body tasked with fighting e-crime in the UK has revealed some of its cybercrime-fighting successes — but e-crime still appears a low priority.

Ten Tips to Combat Cybercrime

MAY 2008 - Despite the increased efforts to strengthen Internet security in recent years, cybercrime has jumped enormously, as shown in the annual 2007 cybercrime survey conducted by the Computer Security Institute (www.gocsi.com/press/20070913.jhtml). According to the survey, the average loss per cybercrime in 2007 for U.S. companies escalated to $350,000 from $168,000 the previous year.

Hardware 2.0 WWDC "blogging the blogs" coverage

"Some agents have remote control and power issues with Vista; some agents server consoles don't work with 64 bit servers; some agents don't do IDE redirect. I have staged two companies with VPro machines, but have not installed an agent until I find the complete solution. Help!!"

Nortel 8660 Service Delivery Module with One Firewall iSD Module - firewall

"Some agents have remote control and power issues with Vista; some agents server consoles don't work with 64 bit servers; some agents don't do IDE redirect. I have staged two companies with VPro machines, but have not installed an agent until I find the complete solution. Help!!"

Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops

"Some agents have remote control and power issues with Vista; some agents server consoles don't work with 64 bit servers; some agents don't do IDE redirect. I have staged two companies with VPro machines, but have not installed an agent until I find the complete solution. Help!!"

'.travel' Domain Reaching Out To Travel Agents

The .travel top level Internet domain name is a top opportunity for small business travel agents to be competitive in branding their agencies and profiting from the Web, according to Edward A. Cespedes, CEO of Tralliance Corporation, The .travel Registry.

Microsoft Brews Cybercrime-Fighting COFEE Tool

In the age where crime may now be carried out from behind a computer terminal, the world’s largest software maker is lending a hand to law enforcement against cybercrime.

Harleysville Insurance's New Personal Lines Policy Administration System Drives Increased...

Harleysville Insurance's New Personal Lines Policy Administration System Drives Increased Quote Activity and New Business Submissions HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.--(Business Wire)-- As Harleysville Insurance was preparing to launch its new personal lines policy administration system--accessHarleysville//PL(SM)--Ted Majewski, senior vice president of personal lines, remarked: "This system provides agents with an ease-of-doing-business solution that demonstrates our company's commitment to personal lines. And since it was designed by agents, for agents, it also provides them with a clear-cut reason to choose Harleysville over other carriers." After the successful introduction of accessHarleysville//PL in Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia, agents are embracing the new Web-based system--as demonstrated by increased

International Group Studies Mars Sample Return Mission

Until humans can actually set foot on the Red Planet, the next best thing would be a sample return mission, to bring Martian soil samples back to Earth. A sample return would exponentially increase our knowledge and understanding Mars and its environment. And in order to pull off a mission of this magnitude, international cooperation might be required, and in fact, may be preferred. The International Mars Exploration Working Group (IMEWG), organized an international committee to study an international architecture for a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission concept. After several months of collective work by scientists and engineers from several countries worldwide, the “iMARS� group is ready to publish the outcome of its deliberations and the envisioned common architecture for a future international MSR mission, and they will discuss thei

Cybercrime syndicate scoops millions from South African government

Reports from South Africa suggest that a cybercrime syndicate there has defrauded the government of more than 199 million Rand (UKP £12.8 million) in a series of spyware infection-driven frauds. The frauds, which were revealed on Tuesday by the South African Minister for Finance and Economic Development, has resulted in 32 arrests in connection with more than 80 fraud counts. Commenting on the case - thought to be South Africa's largest reported cybercrime spree by a single gang - Geoff Sweeney, CTO with IT security vendor Tier-3, said that spyware attacks are notoriously difficult to stop in their tracks owing to their unpredictable nature. "The evolution of malware has reached the point where the lines are blurring between viruses, trojans and what we call multi-vector IT security threats.

::: Provectus Pharmaceuticals Receives US Patent Providing Further Protection for Novel Agent PH-12

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT, http://www.pvct.com), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has received its third US patent protecting novel therapeutic agents and methods from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The current patent covers radiosensitizer agents based on PH-12, the Company’s novel analog of PV-10 and PH-10, designed to enhance effectiveness of radiation therapy.

Fight against cybercrime requires global co-operation, says Conroy

The Australian Government will promote global co-operation to fight cybercrime. The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, will support the issue at the OECD meeting on the future of the internet economy to be held in Seoul in mid-June 2008. An OECD briefing paper suggests the adoption of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime. In Australia, Conroy has launched a plain-English internet alert service to help small businesses and individuals without access to specialist support on cyber-safety

Internet: Conroy pushes global cybercrime fight

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy will be pushing a global approach to fighting cybercrime at next week's meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on the future of the internet economy, in Seoul.

Nigerian Human Rights Group Fights Cybercrime with Brain Power

Even if you are lucky not to have been a direct victim of cybercrime, you're definitely not spared from countless unsolicited emails with too-good- to-be-true offers that swamp your inbox daily. It is hard to imagine that anyone is fooled by this spam any more, but the fact is that organized criminals are using cyberspace more and more for illicit profit and much of this crime -- especially the letter or email frauds -- originate from Nigeria.

Shape Shifting Malware Threat Reported by Swiss Cybercrime Operation

Geoff Sweeney, CTO with Tier-3, the behavioural analysis IT security specialist, has echoed remarks made by the head of the Swiss cybercrime operation. In a media interview late last week, Marc Henauer, head of the cybercrime decision with the Swiss Justice and Police Department, said that viruses and other malware now have the capability to change their signature every few hours.

Shape Shifting Malware Threat Reported By Swiss Cybercrime Operation

Geoff Sweeney, CTO with Tier-3, a behavioural analysis IT security company, has echoed remarks made by the head of the Swiss cybercrime operation. In a media interview late last week, Marc Henauer, head of the cybercrime decision with the Swiss Justice and Police Department, said that viruses and other malware now have the capability to change their signature every few hours. This, he said, "Means that the attackers are often one step ahead of protection software."

Shape Shifting Malware Threat Reported By Swiss Cybercrime Operation

London, England - May 14, 2008 - Geoff Sweeney, CTO with Tier-3, a behavioural analysis IT security company, has echoed remarks made by the head of the Swiss cybercrime operation. In a media interview late last week, Marc Henauer, head of the cybercrime decision with the Swiss Justice and Police Department, said that viruses and other malware now have the capability to change their signature every few hours. This, he said, "Means that the attackers are often one step ahead of protection software."

Cybercitizenship for the Very Young: An Evolution in Cybercrime Prevention Education in New Zealand

ybercrime is a threat to all societies and touches all aspects of the law enforcement profession. Strong detective and investigative policies need to be developed to protect our communities from this threat. But additionally, and crucially, education has a role to play in cybercrime prevention. Education can reduce opportunities for cybercrime by increasing awareness and stimulating implementation of practical online crime reduction strategies. Education can help “harden the targets,� from children and families to businesses and community organizations, empowering them to be more proactively involved in their own safety and security, as well as that of others.

Using Web 2.0 to Connect Buyers, Sellers and Agents

RISMEDIA, May 14, 2008-The real estate business boils down to the simple premise of selling and buying a home. But everyone in the industry knows that there is a lot more involved, and making that happen is far from simple these days. That’s why the Listingbook concept is a winning one: expose listings in a collaborative environment of active buyers and agents, and up the likelihood of selling more homes. Essentially, it is as simple as putting the right house in front of the right buyers while keeping the agent at the center each step of the way. The best part? It’s completely free for agents and their clients.

Organized cybercrime a pervasive problem

The founder and chairman of Vancouver-based Lululemon Athletica Inc. is organizing a run, the Chip's Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile on June 20, to raise $1.5 million in its first three years for the BC Children's Hospital.

International Cybercrime Ring Busted

Officials from the United States and Romania announced that 38 individuals in the two countries have been charged with computer and credit card fraud.

UCT to measure cybercrime

he University of Cape Town's information systems department is conducting what could be SA's first empirical survey on computer crime and security.

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