Newly Launched UK National Crime Agency Will Target Cybercrime
The United Kingdom have today launched the new National Crime Agency (NCA) which some have already described as being the British equivalent of the FBI. The new law enforcement agency has been given a wide scope but is fundamentally concerned with responding to organised crime including international fraud, cross-border criminal networks and unearthing sex offenders […]
Habbo Hotel Survey: 69% Of Kids Subjected To Cyberbullying
A new survey by anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label has discovered that levels of bullying online may be significantly higher than previously thought. The report, which sampled 10,068 youngsters between the ages of 13 and 22. was conducted in association with social networking/gaming site Habbo Hotel. Ditch the Label founder Liam Hacket set up the […]
When Submitting Code Online Make Sure You Remove Any Personal Info
For most people when they hear about source code and computer programming they think that it is some magical practice only undertaken by a few nerds. They will see some of what it entails when they watch TV shows and just gloss over it. They assume that you have to be wired at birth to […]
UK Set To Launch Cyber Warfare Unit
The Secretary of State for Defence said yesterday that Britain will create a new cyber unit which will be known as the Joint Cyber Reserve. Phillip Hammond said that the new unit, believed to be costing around £500m, will be tasked primarily with defending the UK against cyber attacks but will also have the capability […]
Police Central e-Crime Unit Saves UK Over £1 Billion
The Metropolitan Police have revealed how their Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has saved the UK economy over £1.01 billion over the last two and a half years. The Met’s fourth, and last, Financial Harm Reduction and Performance Report paints a picture of real success as it shows how the unit massively over-delivered against their targets. […]
Labour Party Conference: Yvette Cooper Pledges Action On Cybercrime
Yvette Cooper has announced plans to crackdown on cybercrime during the last day of the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. In a 2011 Cabinet Office Report it was estimated that cybercrime costs Britain somewhere in the region of £27 billion per year with the government bearing £2 billion of that total and individuals losing to […]
Eight Held After £1.3m Barclays Bank Theft
Police have arrested eight men suspected of stealing £1.3m from a branch of Barclays Bank. According to the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), the men allegedly stole the money from the Swiss Cottage branch of the bank in April of this year. The PCeU said that a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch was […]
Stop Your Tablet From Being A Weak Point In Your Security Measures
There are a lot of different ways to do computing these days. Some people still use the same old desktop computer because they are used to it or they need the power that it provides. Other people will use a laptop for their computing needs. And there are the people who look purely for mobility […]
The Majority Of Companies That Allow Home Working Are Ignoring The Information Security Risks
Having employees who work from home is becoming increasingly common but a new report from storage company Iron Mountain suggests that very few firms address the associated information security challenges. The company’s research reveals that close to two thirds of Europe’s workforce (I’m surprised its that high a figure) now spend some or all of […]
Could Dropbox Be Opening Your Docs?
A blog post on WNC InfoSec yesterday queried whether online storage service Dropbox was opening documents shortly after they were uploaded on their service. And the answer is yes. Sort of. With all the media attention on the topic of surveillance these days reading such a posting could make Dropbox users feel very nervous indeed […]