Sunday, November 24, 2019

33 Alarming Cybercrime Statistics You Should Know in 2019 Read more at: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/33-alarming-cybercrime-statistics-you-should-know/

Social media is playing a growing role in cybercrime this year — here are the top cybercrime stats to know about this $1.5 trillion (and growing) industry as we move into 2020 

If you’re looking for the most up-to-date cybercrime statistics, you’ve certainly come to the right place. (We really like our numbers around here.) 

For businesses and organizations, cybercrime is all encompassing — and its collective impact is staggering. Not only does cybercrime leave a mark financially, but it also has a significant impact on an organization’s services, reliability, and reputation in the eyes of the public, shareholders, and even your own employees.

33 Alarming Cybercrime Statistics You Should Know in 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Cyber-criminals are the new entrepreneurs in an age of the "feral" Internet of Things

Cyber-criminals are the new entrepreneurs of the 21st Century: intelligent business people who have identified innovative ways to capitalise on others’ failings. They succeed because the attack surface is expanding and security hasn’t been built into networks and devices from the ground up.

That was one of the starker suggestion from speakers at a Westminster eForum conference on cyber-security last week.

Image of code and cyber security

Sunday, November 3, 2019

RM400m lost to cyber crime in 10 months, say police

KUALA NERUS, Nov 2 — The increasing cases of cyber crimes in the country have resulted in losses of more than RM400 million in the first 10 months of this year, said police Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department director Datuk Seri Rosli Ab Rahman.

He said 9,686 cases were reported from January to October this year, compared to 9,442 cases in the same period last year.

Most of the cases reported this year were in Selangor, which has 1,897, followed by Johor (1,374 cases), Kuala Lumpur (1,264 cases) and Negeri Sembilan (784 cases), he told reporters after a ‘Townhall Discussion’ at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) here today.

He said despite warnings and awareness programmes carried out at various levels and to various target groups, many still fell prey to cyber crime. — Bernama pic

Two arrested in Cork after FBI and Garda cybercrime investigation

 Two people have been arrested in Cork on Thursday as part of a major Garda and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into tra...