Chinese-made components will be stripped from communications equipment of hundreds of thousands of British police and ambulance workers amid spying fears. Project supplier EE will remove Huawei hardware from a police and ambulance network designed to provide secure mobile data and call coverage,
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Interpol, FBI, and Canada Police Busted 25 ‘Fake Call Centres’ in Noida, 300 Cyber Thugs Held
The call centre solicited money up to USD 3,500 from US citizens by intimidating them with arrest by the FBI over “stolen” social security numbers, a unique nine-digit pin number given to American residents, the officials said.
Govt authorises 10 intel, security agencies to monitor, decrypt ‘any’ computers
The order was brought out by the ‘cyber and information security’ division of the ministry under the authority of Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba. According to the order, 10 central probe and snoop agencies are now empowered under the Information Technology (IT) Act for computer interception and analysis, officials said.
The Global Leader in Safeguarding Communications Joins Forces With Top Security Consulting Firm
Secured Communications, the world’s most secure, encrypted communications platform used by US law enforcement, counterterrorism and corporate organizations, is proud to announce its partnership with Stratium Global, Australia’s leading security specialist consulting group, led by former New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner and United Nations Director and Investigator Nick Kaldas.
DEVCON Raises $4.5M to Fight Growing Epidemic of Cyber Fraud and Ad Theft
Businesses, specifically ones that require or enable microtransactions though technology, require software like DEVCON’s to protect against direct exploit as well as to ensure their technology isn’t inadvertently creating a new channel for money laundering and cyber crime. While software providers have sought to combat ad fraud for years, DEVCON is the first company to reliably trace fraudulent activity back to its source.
DSU teams up with AG’s office for new program to fight real-world cyber crime
Dakota State University is one of the region’s leading schools in cyber security and cyber operations. Now, a new statewide initiative will take that a step further as the campus teams up with the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office in an effort to fight real-world cyber crime.
McAfee Report Examines Cybercriminal Underground
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2018, examining activity in the cybercriminal underground and the evolution of cyber threats in Q3 2018. McAfee Labs saw an average of 480 new threats per minute and a sharp increase in malware targeting IoT devices.
Closing the Global Cyber Enforcement Gap
Last month, more than 50 countries and over 200 major corporations and organizations came together to agree that the international nature of cyber threats needs a cooperative global response and a common set of principles as a basis for security.
District 86 Approves New Security Director, Information Officer
HINSDALE, IL — The District 86 Board of Education has approved two new appointments for the district. Keith Bockwoldt will serve as Chief Information Officer; his contract starts Jan. 14 and goes through June 30, 2021. Current Student Safety Supervisor and former Hinsdale Chief of Police Kevin Simpson has been named the Director of Security for the district. His contract starts Jan. 14 and goes through June 30, 2020, the district said.
Hong Kong shoppers lose HK$40 million to online crooks in 2018 – 146 per cent rise on last year
The figures were disclosed on the same day that Hong Kong security minister John Lee Ka-chiu said the overall number of scams reported in the city had also jumped. The figure hit 7,047 in the first 10 months of this year – an increase of almost 20 per cent on the same period in 2017.
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