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Cybercrime | News

Electronic License Plates: A Better Alternative?

June 24, 2013 - The electronic plate can receive updates with messages from the DMV, including if the car is stolen. The state of South...

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Patching the End User: How to Recognize the Social Engineering In Scams

June 11, 2013 - Scammers use psychological manipulation to defraud their victims, so it is extremely useful to be able to identify the social engineering elements...

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Seven tips to keep your PC safe this summer

June 10, 2013 - Whether you’re lost on a road trip, going deaf at a rock concert, or getting your sun tan on, odds are...

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Safeguarding your online accounts against hackers

April 24, 2013 - It is very likely that you or someone you know has had one or multiple of their online accounts hacked into....

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Internet everywhere and poor security practices: a disaster in the making?

March 22, 2013 - We often hear about botnets (networks of infected computers) being used to send out spam, perform Distributed Denial of Service attacks...

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Cybercrime | News | Privacy

Law Against Cookies

February 20, 2013 - In May  2011 the European Union changed the law that covers the use of electronic communications networks to store information, e.g....

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News | Threats

Q&A about ransomware featuring Eric Freyssinet

February 15, 2013 - This week I am talking with Eric Freyssinet, head of a national cybercrime investigative unit in France. We discuss ransomware and...

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Digital certificates and malware: a dangerous mix

February 4, 2013 - Update (Feb 6th): The digital certificates have been revoked by DigiCert. Update (Feb 4th, 3:44 PM): Egnyte has promptly taken down the...

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Passing The BitCoin

August 24, 2012 - BitCoin is a new-ish form of digital currency.  It allows people to perform financial transactions without the need for a bank...

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ALERT: New Bank Phishing Attempts

August 6, 2012 - A new phishing scam is going around and trying to grab user log-on credentials  for popular banks like HSBC, Lloyds TSB...

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