Security News

Consumers worry more about cybercrime than physical crime (Help Net Security)
2016-12-15 13:00

Consumers are more worried about cybercrime than physical world crime, according to Sophos. The survey polled 1,250 consumers in the US, UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Of those surveyed, 63...

Massive cybercrime infrastructure demolished (Help Net Security)
2016-12-02 13:00

After more than four years of investigation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office Verden and the Lüneburg Police in cooperation with the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania,...

Best practices for enterprises to effectively combat cybercrime (Help Net Security)
2016-11-01 13:05

Employee training and cyber awareness, combined with a solid defense strategy and best-in-class cybersecurity tools and software, are essential to reducing the risks of data breaches. In the...

Nearly half of consumers have been cybercrime victims (Help Net Security)
2016-10-28 13:30

45% of consumers have been a victim of some form of cybercrime — with 65% choosing not to report the incident to authorities. Research also found that one in six of these consumers have lost funds...

Cybercrime not slowing down anytime soon (Help Net Security)
2016-10-25 11:45

In Q3 2016, cybercriminals were increasingly more ingenious, using innovative technologies and new tools to spread their wares. This is confirmed by the 18 million new malware samples captured by...

Trade of online gaming currencies fuels cybercrime (Help Net Security)
2016-10-11 19:56

Though the majority of gaming companies prohibit the real-money trading of online gaming currencies, the practice is still widespread, and according to Trend Micro researchers, the money that...