Public-Private Partnering Urged in Global War on Cyber Crime
Today, former U.S. "Cyber Czar" Andy Purdy (AndyPurdy.com) addressed international delegates gathered in Durban for Govtech 2008, hosted by South Africa's State Information Technology Agency (SITA), and called for the creation of public-private partnerships to bring under control the growing threat of cyber attacks worldwide.
INTERPOL and FIRST join Hands to Fight Cyber Crime
A law enforcement loophole through which cyber criminals have been escaping started to close today as international police and the world's leading forum of online security experts forged a new alliance.
Nexant - Promia Partnership Provides Advanced FERC-Compliant Cyber Security for Energy Companies
Nexant Inc., the global energy software and consulting firm, and Promia, Inc., a developer of Enterprise Cyber Security and Asset Monitoring products, today jointly announced a partnership to deliver products and services supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards (CIPS) for energy companies.
EstDomains, Inc Combating Cyber Crime -- Thousands Domain Names Suspended
In September 2008 EstDomains, Inc, (), a US-based domain name Registrar, announced a great cleanup season among the accounts registered under the name of the company. The new advanced account monitoring system has been applied in order to reveal the possible presence of corrupted data outgoing from the domain names purchased from EstDomains, Inc and every single account has been scanned thoroughly; thousands of domain names were irreversibly suspended as a result.
Information Security Expert's Survey Confirms Wisdom of President Obama's Decision to Name New Cyber Czar
Konsultek revealed the results of their 2009 Pulse of the Industry Survey today. The data, compiled from responses of 1,845 IT professionals show the most pressing concerns in the areas of information security and network infrastructure to be Cyber Crime/Data Loss Prevention and Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) respectively.
Nicor Global Cyber Security Solutions Announces Funding
-- With the increasing global threat of cyber attacks, innovative cyber security company, Nicor Global, announces funding and launches its unique offensive security software and cyber safety services. Backed by industry experts and proven technology, Nicor Global will facilitate the new administration's effort to defend our national networks from the hacking, theft, and espionage to which the United States has become increasingly susceptible.
Cyber Crime, Cyber Criminals and Prevention
With more people using the internet, and the availability of the internet on every street corner, there has been a drastic increase in cyber crime These can be committed against large companies, and individuals
NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), are you Ready?
Aegix Consulting is partnering with Complyant Solutions, a Cyber Security Provider, to assist with providing bulk electric power system members consulting services relating to National Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards.
Distance Learning in Cyber Security - Master the Art of Hacking the Hackers
Revolution in information technology has changed the way many entrepreneurs used to run their organizations in Nigeria. Truly speaking, it is a global evolution that has benefited everyone in one or many ways. We are becoming more techno prone due to some obvious reasons. Getting connected with a lot of persons helps one exchange the views as well as expand the business too. But with this boon, business personnel have to suffer the baneful effect of cyber crime and security that have increased in the recent period radically. A cyber crime infested world can be disentangled out of this grave situation with help of qualified professionals. It is amazing to know that distance learning education also trains a bunch of experts to track and hack ...
Computer Monitoring Software and Data Recovery Tools: Two Valuable Resources for Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, but Internet safety and security are year-long practices. Pandora Corp., makers of PC Pandora monitoring software and the Pandora Recovery tool, is stressing importance on two key security areas this month: the ability to track harmful changes to your home computer and recover lost data, and the knowledge that your children are safe when they go online...
The Inside Scoop on CyberCrime: Pearson's Que Publishing Releases Cyber Crime Fighters: Tales from the Trenches -- Actual Cases from Leading I
INDIANAPOLIS (Business Wire EON) December 11, 2008 -- Written by Felicia Donovan, an FBI recognized investigator, and Kristyn Bernier, a NH Department of Justice and NH Attorney General's Office recognized detective, Cyber Crime Fighters reveals the Internet crime wave from the perspective of law enforcement insiders, and informs readers on how to avoid being victimized themselves.
News Facts
According to its annual report, The FBI received 207,000 Internet complaints in 2007, with a total fraud value of $239 million. Approximately one in seven 10 to 17-years-old Internet users are approached with a sexual solicitation online (according to online victimization research). Cyber Crime Fighters: Tales from the Trenches has a companion website and blog, http://www.cybercrimefighters.biz/. The suggested retail price for the book is $21.99 U.S. The book is available for download via Safari Books Online at http://safari.informit.com. About the Authors
Felicia Donovan (NH) is a law enforcement technology and cybercrime expert who spent ten years as information systems manager at a New England police department. Kristyn Bernier (NH) is a detective and 15-year veteran of a New England-based police department, currently specializing in undercover work in fighting Internet crimes.
About Pearson
The global leader in educational and professional publishing, Pearson is home to such respected brands as Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, Exam Cram, IBM Press, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, and Sams Publishing, which have as their online publishing arm, InformIT (www.informit.com) - The Trusted Technology Learning Source. In addition, Berkeley-based Peachpit (www.peachpit.com), the publishing partner for Adobe Press, Apple Certified, and others, publishes best-selling books for creative design professionals. Pearson is also co-founder, with O'Reilly Media Inc., of Safari Books Online (http://safari.informit.com), the premier on-demand digital library providing thousands of expert reference materials through a single point of contact, including expert technology, creative and design, business and management resources in video and text formats. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Pearson's other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.