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June 1, 2019 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime Rises Globally and in Malta: How to Protect Your Business

How to protect your business against hackers As the Internet has become a routine tool for enterprises, which tend to host and exchange valuable data online,…

June 1, 2019 · Computer Crime Research Center
Why businesses dont report cybercrimes to law enforcement

Law enforcement agencies estimate the number of cybercrimes that go unreported by businesses number in the millions. Here why and when you should report…

June 1, 2019 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cyber-crime thrives on legal inefficiency & business leaders turning a blind eye

‘No one noticed? Good. Sweep it under the carpet.’ This seems to be the preferred method of top UK IT business bosses when it comes to dealing with data breach…

June 1, 2019 · Computer Crime Research Center
Many are seeing the damage of cybercrime and identity theft firsthand

As massive data breaches continue to make international headlines and the Internet is an integral part of our daily lives, consumers are now grasping the risks…

October 31, 2018 · Ghanaweb.com
Awareness creation on Cyber Crime key for digital migration

Dr Herbert Gustav Yankson, Director in charge of Cyber Crime Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has expressed…

October 31, 2018 · Computer Crime Research Center
RIB official urges closer regional ties in fight against cybercrime

An official with Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has called on institutions in charge of crime investigation in the region to work more closely to counter…

October 16, 2018 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime rise is threat to Ireland Inc - Flanagan

Cybercrime incidents have greatly increased and are a threat to Ireland's attractiveness as a business location, according to Justice Minister Charlie…

March 6, 2018 · Computer Crime Research Center
The 1st International Conference on Networking, Information Systems & Security April 27-28, 2018, Tangier, Morocco

**GENERAL INFORMATION The 1st International Conference on Networking, Information Systems & Security (NISS 2018) is co-organized by the Mediterranean…

February 21, 2018 · Computer Crime Research Center
Growth of AI could boost cybercrime and security threats, report warns

Wanton proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies could enable new forms of cybercrime, political disruption and even physical attacks within five…

January 10, 2018 · Computer Crime Research Center
14th International Information Security Conference "Securitatea Informationala-2018"

**YES? WHO'S THERE? To the attention of potential candidates. We are pleased to announce a competition with the final goal of verifying theabilities level in…

July 13, 2017 · Computer Crime Research Center
A Ukrainian Cyberattack Shows How Dangerous Software Backdoors Can Be

For tens of thousands of people, June 27, 2017 started with a black and red computer screen and a jolt of panic. That day, malware called Petya—named for a…

July 13, 2017 · Computer Crime Research Center
NHS systems to be strengthened after cyber attack

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March 10, 2017 · Computer Crime Research Center
Teen 'Suicide Games' Send Shudders Through Russian-Speaking World

MOSCOW -- On February 14, a 10-year-old girl in the St. Petersburg suburb of Kirishi was hospitalized with a concussion and other injuries after falling from a…

March 9, 2017 · Cybersafetyunit.com
Was a Game Called 'Blue Whale' Responsible for Dozens of Suicides in Russia?

The "Blue Whale" suicide game has been responsible for more than 130 suicides in Russia. In February 2017, English-language web sites caught wind of a “suicide…

February 20, 2017 · AFR.com
States vie for Israeli cyber security investment as CyberGym heads downunder

State governments are jostling to win a major cyber security investment from the multibillion-dollar Israeli government-owned electricity company, as the…

January 19, 2017 · Computer Crime Research Center
India Sees Rise in Cybercrime

Cyber security incidents are seeing a rise in India, with a total of 39,730 incidents reported in the first 10 months of 2016, as against 44,679 and 49,455…

January 19, 2017 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime and fraud scale revealed in annual figures

There were an estimated 3.6 million cases of fraud and two million computer misuse offences in a year, according to an official survey. The Crime Survey for…

December 26, 2016 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cyber crime: Hurdles Delhi Police face

Cybercrime is on the rise. Delhi Police, while registering cases for computer-related offences and for online posting of sexually offensive content, often…

December 26, 2016 · Computer Crime Research Center
13th International Information Security Conference "Securitatea Informationala-2017"

**The Laboratory of Information Security of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova announces the 13th International Information Security Conference…

October 5, 2016 · Computer Crime Research Center
The 2016 trends in cybercrime that you need to know about

In a report identifying eight trends in the underworld of cybercrime, Europol warned that cybercrime offences were becoming the norm and overtaking the…

September 16, 2016 · Sandiegouniontribune.com
Universities creating advance courses in cybersecurity, anti-terrorism

Universities in San Diego are reporting strong interest in the advanced courses they’ve begun offering in cybersecurity and anti-terrorism issues. San Diego…

September 16, 2016 · Betanews.com
Cost of a cyber-attack will soon reach $1 million for large businesses

We are coming closer to the point where a cyber-attack will cost every large business more than $1 million. According to a new Kaspersky Lab report, a single…

August 29, 2016 · Cybersafetyunit.com
In 3 years, India experienced a 350% trudge in cyber crime

**While the number of interment users in India is mounting with a notable pace, the rate of cyber crime also lags no behind. According to a recent study, the…

August 17, 2016 · Cybersafetyunit.com
Mainone's new solution attacks cybercrime

In light of the increase in cybercrime attacks against Nigerian enterprises, MainOne, Nigeria’s premier connectivity and data center solutions provider, has in…

August 17, 2016 · Cybersafetyunit.com
Cybersecurity companies work to curb car hacking

n today’s world of super-connectivity, we secure personal data with firewalls, anti-virus protection, and encryption. But what about our cars? Autos are…

June 7, 2016 · fcw.com
Inside the world of cybercrime

Sometimes a reader needs a good old-fashioned crime story. And if that story happens to be true, is told by a former intelligence officer and teaches a great…

June 7, 2016 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybersecurity Will Soon Just Be Security

(TNS) -- Steven Weber wants you to envision a future in which Facebook, Twitter, even Google have just gone bankrupt — a future in which a tech failure makes…

April 11, 2016 · ITdrr.unwe.bg
First IFIP Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITDRR 2016)

**The Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (DCITDRR) has the honor to announce the First IFIP Conference on Information…

March 24, 2016 · Thehill.com
Overnight Cybersecurity: Israeli firm helping FBI hack shooter's iPhone

Welcome to OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY, your daily rundown of the biggest news in the world of hacking and data privacy. We're here to connect the dots as leaders…

March 24, 2016 · Computer Crime Research Center
Obamacare online portal has logged 316 cybersecurity incidents, report says

WASHINGTON – The web portal used by millions of consumers to get health insurance under President Barack Obama's law has logged more than 300 cybersecurity…