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Industries' body creates cyber crime awareness educates on c...

The Ambad Industries and Manufacturers' Assocaition (AIMA) has taken initiative to create awareness among industrialists in view of the rising cases of cyber crimes. As part of this, AIMA had organized a seminar for its members on [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

IT industry news: Advice on cyber crime 'needs to improve'

The government has been urged to make its advice about avoiding cyber crime and staying safe on the internet easier for people to understand. A new report from the Commons Science and Technology Committee said a sustained campaign to rais [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Anonymous hacks police websites worldwide

Hackers have taken over the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyber crime is now a booming industry

From compromised machines to mass email lists for spamming, electronically-transferring funds out of bank accounts to phishing attacks—India’s 100 million internet users have become prime targets for hackers across the globe. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Small Businesses Experiencing A Cybercrime Epidemic

The cost of fraud and cyber attacks against businesses are mounting as nearly one in two businesses impacted by cyber attacks over the past year. Incidents of fraud and cybercrime against businesses are growing at an alarming rate, seriou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime now third biggest business crime issue says PwC s...

Cybercrime is now the third biggest crime problem experienced by UK businesses behind only asset theft and accounting fraud, the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)Global Economic Crime Survey has found. Nearly half of the 178 middle and seni [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

New tool will help businesses battle cybercrime?

The online tool, developed by the US government and security firms, will be available on the FCC's website next month With hackers increasingly setting their sights on small businesses, the US Federal Communications Commission announc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

There are upsides to reporting cybercrime, US authorities sa...

Not only might companies have ethical, civic and legal obligations to alert authorities to cyberthreats, businesses may find that the authorities can be helpful, law enforcement agents and prosecutors said on Friday. Aravind Swaminatha [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Cybercrime bill has 'serious flaws', says Greens Senator Sco...

Attorney-General Robert McClelland introduced the bill in June, saying the new laws would allow Australia to join a global treaty on fighting cybercrime. More than 40 nations are signatories to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercri [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

India, US join hands to fight cyber crime, sign MoU

With Internet becoming a new tool for terrorists, India and the US on Tuesday decided to promote closer cooperation and timely exchange of information to fight cyber crimes. According to a statement by the US Embassy here, the two countri [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

When Kids Get Violent - There's No Excuse For Abuse

Violence is the extreme end of aggression. Remember that not all kids who are aggressive become violent. When children and teens use violence to get what they want-whether it's punching a sibling in the stomach or punching a hole in t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Japan Criminalizes Cybercrime: Make a Virus, Get Three Years...

Japanese authorities have had enough of spam emails and viruses, and decided that there's only one way to deal with them: Jail time. Admittedly, that's not the only option for those falling foul of the criminalization of computer [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

House panel OKs bill vs. cybercrime

The House Committee on information communications technology approved on Monday a bill against different forms of cybercrime in the country. The bill seeks to impose penalties and prevent crimes committed using the Internet, ranging from [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Drug bust has ties to European organized crime

Vancouver officers have been searching for Ron Carlow for four years, since he disappeared in June 2007 at the age of 38. They haven't found the missing man, but the province's anti-gang task force says the investigation led them [...]