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January 26, 2010 2010 CyberSecurity Watch Survey

Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them, according to the 2010 CyberSecurity Watch...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/26.01.2010/3764/

January 19, 2010 Young lawmaker says cybercrime bill 'too vague'

MANILA, Philippines - Lack of definition of what constitutes computer crime may further delay the passage of House Bill 6974 or the CyberCrime Prevention Act...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/19.01.2010/3763/

January 12, 2010 Decatur police arrest man on child pornography charges

DECATUR - Acting on a tip-off, Decatur police arrested a 40-year-old man after allegedly discovering his computer held movie files of child pornography....

http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.01.2010/3762/

January 12, 2010 Child porn sentence for ex-Bartlett parks official

A former Bartlett Park District board vice president was sentenced Monday to 30 months of probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of public service --...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.01.2010/3761/


January 12, 2010 Computer crime: Protecting your privacy

The FBI says it could be a while before we learn more information about the Duanesburg Central School District bank accounts being hacked and who did it....

http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.01.2010/3760/

January 12, 2010 Suffolk County Computer Crimes Initiative Awarded Funds In Omnibus Appropriation Bill

Washington, DC - Congressman Tim Bishop recently announced that efforts to secured $250,000 for the Suffolk County Police Department's Computer Crimes...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.01.2010/3759/

January 12, 2010 CSI Computer Crime and Security Survey Shows Poor Security Awareness Training in Public and Private Sectors

The Computer Security Institute (CSI), which holds conferences and educational events for IT workers, released the 14th edition of its annual CSI Computer...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.01.2010/3758/

January 02, 2010 5,400 people were nabbed in China for online porn in 2009

Purification of the Internet" and fighting of online crime are closely tied to any country's stability. Pornographic content seriously pollutes the online...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/02.01.2010/3757/

December 18, 2009 iNetSec 2010 Open Research Problems in Network Security

Time of the Conference: 05 and 06 March 2010 Place of the Conference: Sofia, Bulgaria, University of National and World Economy, 8 December, Student Town,...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/18.12.2009/3756/

November 30, 2009 Avoid Post-Thanksgiving Internet Scams

Even during the worst recession since the Great Depression, a record number of Cyber Monday shoppers are expected. In fact, according to the National Retail...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/30.11.2009/3755/

October 21, 2009 Millions of computers are filled with fake security software

Millions of North American computers are apparently loaded with fake security software. People have bought and installed scam security software that leaves...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/21.10.2009/3754/

September 10, 2009 Critical bug in SMB . Vista 2008 and RC of Windows 7 affected

The flaw, which affects various versions of Windows Vista, 2008, and the release candidate version of Windows 7, resides in the implementation of a network...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/10.09.2009/3753/

September 07, 2009 Where in the World do Viruses Come From?

The U.S. and Brazil continued their output of spam and viruses through August, although levels have dropped slightly since July, according to security vendor...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/07.09.2009/3752/

August 31, 2009 The 3rd International conference on IPRs, Personal Data Protection and National Security

Conference web site: http://www.cybercrime-fr.org/index.pl/cyberlaw2009 The 3rd International conference on IPRs, Personal Data Protection and National...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/31.08.2009/3751/

August 27, 2009 Largest case of computer crime and identity theft ever prosecuted

The man who prosecutors said had masterminded some of the most brazen thefts of credit and debit card numbers in history was charged on Monday with an even...

http://www.crime-research.org/news/27.08.2009/3750/