Security News

Ex-Secret Service Agent Tackles Banking Cybercrime
2019-08-08 12:04

Former Secret Service agent Jeff Dant now heads fraud operations and intelligence for the financial crimes unit at BMO Financial Group. Which threats and threat actors does he focus on, and how...

Every minute, $2.9 million is lost to cybercrime
2019-07-25 05:15

Cybercriminals cost the global economy $2.9 million every minute last year, a total of $1.5 trillion, according to RiskIQ. Top companies pay $25 per minute due to security breaches. Additional...

ThetaRay’s updated platform helps global banks detect and prevent financial cybercrime
2019-07-25 02:30

ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-based Big Data analytics, announced Version 4.0 of the company’s namesake advanced analytics platform. The update includes major capability upgrades to help...

New EU-funded project aims to disrupt wildlife cybercrime
2019-06-17 05:00

A new European Union (EU)-funded project aims to disrupt criminals trafficking wildlife in or via the EU using the internet, postal or fast parcel services. The project is implemented by a strong...

Train to be a top-notch cybercrime detective at SANS DFIR Europe Summit in Prague
2019-06-13 14:30

Immerse yourself in forensic training with autumn Promo If you work in digital forensics or incident response and would like to advance to a higher level, the annual Digital Forensics and Incident...

Most e-commerce websites running Magento at high risk of cybercrime
2019-06-10 04:45

New research has found 87% of SME websites using the Magento platform are currently at high risk from cyber attacks. By contrast, under 10% of websites using other major e-commerce platforms...

Inside the Operations of a West African Cybercrime Group
2019-06-05 11:30

An Inside Look at the Evolution of a West African Cybercriminal Startup Turned BEC Enterprise read more

Despite disclosure laws, cybercrime may be widely underreported
2019-06-05 04:45

While attack vectors remain largely the same year over year, attack volume will increase and cybercrime may be vastly underreported, according to the 2019 State of Cybersecurity Study from global...

The Cost of Cybercrime
2019-06-04 11:06

Really interesting paper calculating the worldwide cost of cybercrime: Abstract: In 2012 we presented the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. In this paper,we report what has...

Many are seeing the damage of cybercrime and identity theft firsthand
2019-05-30 04:30

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 they face. In a new F-Secure survey,...