A Lithuanian man has been indicted in the United States for convincing two U.S.-based Internet companies into wiring over $100 million to bank accounts he controlled as part of an email fraud scheme. Evaldas Rimasauskas, 48, was arrested late last week in Lithuania on the basis of a provisional arrest warrant, the New York Office of the FBI said. The indictment (PDF) claims that Rimasauskas has orchestrated a fraudulent scheme in or around 2013 through in or about 2015, to deceive targeted compa...
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Based on the results of a new survey, the vast majority of IT security pros fail to understand the actual risks of short-lived but dangerous phishing attacks on the web, said SlashNext. Conducted over a five day period, a query of 300 IT security decision makers in midsized firms in the US found that 95% of respondents underestimate threats from phishing, revealing a lack of understanding and gaps in protection against modern, fast-moving phishing attacks. According to the SlashNext 2018 Phishin...
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JAMAICA will host a four-day seminar on Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) next month at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
The seminar, scheduled for November 10 to 14, will target managers of information security, information technology and corporate security, corporate governance, risk and compliance, as well as information security consultants. The forum is being organised by EduCentres Limited, which specialises in computer training, knowledge management, systems cons...
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Despite report after report and one high-profile incident after another, executives and IT professionals are still naïve about security: 55% believe they can detect an attacker on the network within minutes, hours or a few days. Even more shocking, 44% believe they can keep attackers off a network entirely....
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Intel has spun out its security division as independent firm McAfee, which says it is dedicated to enabling technology, people and organisations to work together.Intel has completed the spin-off of its security business as a standalone pure-play cyber security company under the McAfee brand and the leadership of chief executive Chris Young....
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The UK government has released a major new report designed to highlight the role insurance and insurers can play in reducing cybersecurity risk...
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