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Capital Thinking Magazine: Not Just an IT Problem
Hackers attck every few minutes, stealing company secrets and even entire databases. An effective security strategy requires clear goals, policies, procedures - and leadership.
Experts at AAAS Briefing Detail the Growing Threat of Cyber-Terrorism Cyberspace has become one of the most lucrative areas of criminal activity in the world, with organized crime, terrorist organizations and rogue nations all actively hacking into under-protected American financial and credit networks, three experts said at a briefing for journalists.
America News: E-Hijacking Poses New Threat to Trucking Industry
According to a recent FleetOwner report, the growing use of telematics for both gathering truck performance data and for sending and receiving shipping documents also exposes trucking to a new form of crime called "e-hijacking."
Washington Post: More ID May be Required for Online Banking
Consumers who use online banking services could be required to provide additional identifying information each time they log in, under guidelines issued by federal regulators hoping to stem the rising tide of identity fraud and theft.
Four Corners: Austrailian ABC - Discussion
The enemy is out there in cyberspace. Deep in the heart of the American intelligence community a global war is being fought against cyber-criminals. The governments of the world, the law enforcement communities of the world do not control the internet. They wish they could, but they can't.
Read the program transcript of Quentin McDermott's report into cyber-fraud, "Your Money and Your Life"
Four Corners: Austrailian ABC - Interview
There is the reality that everyone will use technology and everyone will utilize the various mechanisms that we have put in place. The irony here is that capitalism, by making money "god," has created an environment where anyone can purchase the technological know how or the technology they need for whatever cause they choose, and as a result you have these actors who are intent on destruction , utilizing the very technology we’ve created and the various capitalistic premises we’ve created against us.
PC World: Web of Crime - Internet Gangs Go Global
The transformation in motivation has changed the types of attacks, and it has also altered the profile of the attackers. Teens seeking notoriety may still be involved, but these days the likelier culprit is a hardened criminal in search of financial gain. |