Merseyside Police are receiving training from a Californian cyber-investigative firm which will help them use computers to catch criminals. The force will use Guidance Software's technology to set up a school for budding cyber-cops, teaching...
A leading security expert has urged UK businesses to remain one step ahead of the hackers and virus writers by ensuring they know more about the holes in their networks than the cyber-criminals. These days, you can be sure if you don't do something...
Cyber criminals are surfing into online banks with you to steal your money. But in response to the increased adoption of stronger authentication, cyber criminals are changing their tactics, according to Alex Shipp, a senior antivirus technologist...
Drug trafficking, organised immigration crime, money laundering and identity fraud will be the main targets of the new Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), dubbed the UK's FBI. SOCA has been formed by combining the National Crime Squad, the...
Social networking portal MySpace is becoming a major target for cyber criminals, with credit card fraud, phishing attacks and spyware all growing concerns for users of the site. One reason for the problems arising is the overwhelming popularity of...
Each adult in the UK is worth about £14,500 to internet criminals according to the UK's online security guardians. It echoes a recent report by the Corporate IT Forum that found 65 per cent of UK businesses had seen a rise in cyber attacks such as...