How Public and Private Entities Can Fight Cybercrime
OPINION — For years, cybercrime was dismissed as an afterthought. Indeed, it wasn’t long ago that the FBI leadership famously dismissed it as “ankle-biter crime.” […] More
Posts Tagged ‘cybercrime’
Going Undercover to Catch Cybercriminals
Our friends at The Record talked recently with Richard LaTulip, a former Secret Service Special Agent who spent time undercover to better understand the motivations and […] More
Cybercrime Lurks in the Shadows of Pyongyang’s Olympic Charm Offensive
Bottom Line: While North Korea has put on a friendly face during the Olympic Games taking place along its southern border, the country’s hackers continue […] More
When Terrorists Learn How to Hack
Terrorist groups are expanding their use of the internet beyond mere messaging and disseminating operational know-how, slowly adding a cyber-hacking toolset that could one day […] More
Ghosts in the Machine that Can Rob You Blind
It was almost a devastatingly effective cyber-heist. Hackers compromised the Kathmandu-based NIC Asia Bank this fall, fraudulently transferring $4.4 million to destinations in at least […] More
Heading Off State-Sponsored Hacker Attacks
Time and time again companies, organizations, and government agencies have proven that they can’t completely secure their computer networks from hackers – particularly nation-states with […] More
Day 4: Dispatch from RSA Conference
This week I am attending the RSA Conference, a global convention bringing together government and business approaches to secure the digital channels people depend on […] More
Day 3: Dispatch from RSA Conference
This week I am attending the RSA Conference, a global convention bringing together government and business approaches to secure the digital channels people depend on […] More
Changes Under Rule 41 Will Not Become “the New Normal”
The U.S. Department of Justice has made new changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, changing venue provisions for obtaining a […] More
Yahoo: Who is Responsible for the Hack?
Yahoo has announced hackers, believed to be state-sponsored, stole data on around 500 million users in 2014. The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke with Vitali […] More
The Blurring Line Between Cyber and Physical Threats
Every day, the line between cyber-threats and physical threats grows thinner – blurring the crucial distinction between attacks on networks and attacks on materials objects. […] More
Cyber Crime
Scott Kessler and Eric Rachner are the co-founders of Secure Senses Inc, which provides human intelligence-based cybersecurity services. In an interview with the Cipher Brief, […] More