Datamonitor believes that with one set of their criminal revenue cut off, the bad guys will turn to identity theft to keep the money rolling in. The amount lost to identity theft rose significantly last year - up by 44 per cent to £29.7m in 2003.
Predictably, the issues most frequently touched on were related to the glut of accounting scandals unearthed at companies such as Enron over the past several years, and the daunting task of meeting the guidelines set forth in the Sarbanes-Oxley...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has weaknesses in its information security and accountancy practices that should prevent fraud and ensure financial accuracy in other companies, according to auditors.
Williams also suggested organisations should start preparing for the imposition of regulations relating to identity theft. The idea that a worm could infect every vulnerable system on the internet within 15 minutes is a worrying proposition, as...
The "Identity Theft Passport" will be a card or certificate that victims of identity fraud can show to police or creditors to help demonstrate their innocence, Tom Sands, a state representative of the Iowa House and supporter of the proposal, said...
These chip and PIN devices do not prevent all identity theft - hackers can still steal screenshots of what you are doing on your PC, and find out information about you and your account which could potentially be used for fraudulent purposes," he...