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May 20, 2013 New approach required to counter rise of cybercrime, Dubai forum hears

The UAE needs to develop new and more integrated laws to deter potential cybercriminals, a leading expert has warned. The rapid growth of computer...

May 14, 2013 IDC Recognizes Covertix as a "Cool" Information Security Vendor to Watch

Kfar Sava, Israel (May 13, 2013) – Covertix, an innovative provider of file-level protection and intelligence solutions, today announced that the...

May 03, 2013 Beijing to add more prosecutors to curb cybercrime

Amid the lack of prosecutors with technical background and knowledge, the Chinese capital will hire and train more professionals to inspect and analyze online evidence, especially in cyberfraud.

Apr 26, 2013 Cyber crime: threat to economies

The advent of the internet has contributed to globalisation. The downside is that it has been accompanied by a surge in cybercrimes, which pose a threat to...

Apr 16, 2013 Tanzania: Cyber Crimes Pick Up As More Financial Institutions Come in

WITH the rapid growth of Tanzania banking industry in the last decade, incidents of fraud have also increased, not only in the number of attempts but also in...

Apr 10, 2013 Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Western Arkansas Man

A Sebastian County man is behind bars, charged with possession of child pornography. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Joshua...

Apr 03, 2013 Cybercrimes continue in Bishop area

Earlier in March, Bishop Police Chief Chris Carter announced that as many as 200 Bishop area citizens had reported that their credit or debit cards had been...

Mar 12, 2013 Microsoft Launches Cybercrime Center to Fight Malware, Piracy

Microsoft is consolidating its digital crimes and Internet piracy units into one command center. Dow Jones Business News reports that Microsoft is...

Mar 06, 2013 Australia joins cybercrime pact

CANBERRA, Australia, March 5 (UPI) -- Australia has formally committed to the world's first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet,...

Mar 01, 2013 Leading Expert on Cybercrime to Keynote European E-commerce Payments & Risk Congress

MADRID, SPAIN--(Marketwire - Feb 26, 2013) - The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) today announced that cybercrime expert Mish Glenny will keynote its 2013...

Mar 01, 2013 Taking a Bite Out of Cyber Crime

Last week, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the U.S. government would continue to make investigations and prosecutions of intellectual...

Feb 27, 2013 People urged to report cyber crime

People who become victims of cyber crime are being encouraged to report their experience, Home Office minister James Brokenshire has said. Responding to a...

Feb 23, 2013 Cyber-criminals are targeting phones and bank info

(CNN) — As recent high-profile attacks at major companies like Facebook and Apple, major publications like the New York Times and Washington Post and...

Feb 19, 2013 Joint war on computer crime

BRITAIN and India are to wage a joint war on hackers to defend cyber systems against terrorists, criminals and hostile states. Information about...

Feb 14, 2013 Cybercrime Network Based in Spain Is Broken Up

MADRID — Europol, the European police agency, said Wednesday that it had dismantled one of the most efficient cybercrime organizations to date, led by...