
Greg Thompson has his work cut out for him as <a href=”http://www.scotiabank.com/gls/en/index.html#about”>Scotiabank</a>’s highest level security professional. Thompson, vice president of enterprise security services at the
1. Introduction Electronic money (e-money) is the digital equivalent of cash that is stored on an electronic device or remotely at a server. It is
Introduction The purpose of this work is to present the reader research of the Gauss malware platform as one of the ultimate nation-state cyber exploitation
Introduction The interest in Bitcoin, one of the most popular currency schemas is high, financial world, small savers, merchants and of course, cyber-criminals observing with
Behind the GhostNet notion stands an entire international worldwide network of infected computers belonging to places having high political, economic, media, or emblematic importance. One
Botnets and cybercrime – Introduction can be found here Botnets, how do they work? Architectures and case studies – Part 2 can be found here
For Part I, which discusses Mass Phishing and which sets the objects of examination in this paper, please check here. For Part II, which discusses
Introduction Several years after the revelation of GhostNet, a massive case of cyber exploitation directed mostly against the Tibetan community, in terms of originality, this
In the first part of this of this mini-series on the botnet cyber threat, we have shown the current scenario and the technological evolution in
Internet usage is growing dramatically, but the vast majority of internet users don’t have any security backgrounds. Neither do a large majority of companies care
What is the cloud, anyways? The term is new, but concept is not. Throughout the history of computing, IT organizations have been using their own
Security awareness is a top priority for most security officers. But, making it measurable for business analysis can be hard work. In this piece, I
Preface One of the most insidious cyber threats for security community is represented by diffusion of botnets, networks of infected computers (bots or zombies) managed
I’ve been writing some pieces for InfoSec Review about my past work in information security management and assurance within the British government. Although working in
I don’t want this article to be alarming, and its purpose is not to make you deactivate / delete your Facebook account or make you
Even a layman would notice that cyberspace is in full storm; different entities are increasing malicious activities pursuing various purposes, and cyber espionage is considered
In the world of computer security, the concept of an “Advanced Persistant Threat” has garnered a great deal of publicity recently. Commonly referred to by
Introduction This article will demonstrate the development life cycle for various .NET framework applications,for instance, executables, console applications,Windows Forms, etc., and how to build them
Introduction For the purposes of this article, the term “cyber exploitation” will represent all the subversive activities that include interstate “breaking and entering” somebody else’s
With the huge popularity in mobile devices like the smartphone and tablets, two dimensional barcodes, or the so-called QR codes are beloved by marketers. QR