Yet corporate losses from computer crime have reportedly doubled and the incidence of identity theft among the broader population continues to rise dramatically. There is the regular loss of confidential personal data by large companies and...
The analyst firm warns web 2.0 applications could herald widespread identity theft and transaction fraud, give malware a new infection super highway, erode social networks and eventually create a total consumer loss of confidence in the web platform.
If the overall economic impact has gone down, it's not because the threat has diminished but because the hackers have got cleverer and no longer seek to cause damage in the pursuit of more serious gains - such as data or identity theft and...
The site will offer expert advice in plain English on how to fight viruses, spyware and phishing-driven identity theft. Meanwhile, the cost of computer-related crime in 2004 grew to £2.4bn, according to the National Hi-tech Crime unit (NHTCU...
While it is topical to go a little overboard when discussing the corporate risk presented by hackers and identity theft, organisations of every size need to grasp the message that while technology acts as a business enabler, it also enables...
The security company said further evidence of more organised malicious online activity is an increase in 'underground economy servers' used by criminals to buy and sell stolen information to carry out identity theft.