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The LA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association offers a discount to federal employees in information security positions for attending its Annual Information Security Summit on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Hilton Universal City Hotel

Investigating Computer-Related Crime: Second Edition incorporates the results of research and practice in a variety of venues, growth in the field, and new technology to offer a fresh look at the topic of digital investigation.

The Year of Explosive Growth in Cyber Criminal and Governments Cyber Exploitation Has Begun

Stan Stahl, PhD.addressed the audience of more than 100 prominent Los Angeles business leaders on the proliferation of cybercrime, including Internet banking fraud, highlighting ISSA-LA’s upcoming 4th Annual Information Security Summit.

The European ATM Security Team (EAST) presented a Case Study on Countering ATM Fraud through International Cooperation at fin.INFOSEC 2012 in Doha, Qatar on 22nd March 2012.

In Q3 2011, HostExploit continues its series of reports on the ‘Top 50 Bad Hosts and Networks’ to show that, in terms of serving badness, very little has changed for some hosts whilst others continue with efforts to ‘clean up’ networks.

Discussion themes included “Are we winning the war on cyber crime?” and “Can compliancy reduce credit card fraud?”

The Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association presents a panel of officials from law enforcement and the Electronic Frontier Foundation at the ISSA-LA Fifth Annual Information Security Summit on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in LA.

The Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association created a Not-for-Profit Educational Fund so that nonprofit executives and IT staff have free entry to the Fifth Annual Information Security Summit on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The LA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association offers a discount to federal employees in information security positions for attending its Annual Information Security Summit on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Hilton Universal City Hotel

Investigating Computer-Related Crime: Second Edition incorporates the results of research and practice in a variety of venues, growth in the field, and new technology to offer a fresh look at the topic of digital investigation.

Information security expert Rafal Los to discuss unattainable total security versus defensibility strategies at the LA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association Fifth Annual Information Security Summit on Wednesday, May 21,...

Ira Winkler, president of the Information Systems Security Association to be a featured speaker at the LA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association Fifth Annual Information Security Summit on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Los Angeles

Context Information Security has been approved to provide consultancy and testing services for the revised CESG Tailored Assurance Service (CTAS) that launched last year as part of the Government’s UK Cyber Security Strategy.

The Year of Explosive Growth in Cyber Criminal and Governments Cyber Exploitation Has Begun

Former cybersecurity coordinator of the Obama Administration, Howard A. Schmidt, will be a keynote speaker at the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association Fifth Annual Information Security Summit on May 21, 2013.

Due to continuing e-attacks from an as yet unknown source the last year has been a slow ride for this up and coming e-business. Or a very fast track to oblivion. No auctions meant no turnover for Laurganic. But the tide has pulled the hammer back up.

Government initiative helps UK organisations respond to cyber security attacks

Data Provides in-Depth View of Retail, Hospitality, Financial Services, Health Care Sectors and Intellectual Property Theft

Public Institutions at all administrative levels are responsible for a huge quantity of sensitive data. With more and more governmental services becoming electronic this amount increases rapidly.

The LA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association is encouraging individuals and businesses in Los Angeles to learn how to better protect themselves from cybercrime during National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Stan Stahl Ph.D spoke on the proliferation of cybercrime and how to manage cyber and information security at the Los Angeles Rotary 5 speaker’s luncheon. He addressed the audience of more than 100 prominent business and civic leaders.

BII Compliance the Cyber Security Partner that delivers specialised professional services labelled 'Physical Risk Exposure Analysis' or 'PREA', has reported a spike in demand for its deception and data retrieval aggressor services.

SANS Institute Director of Research Alan Paller, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity Bruce W. McConnell described steps businesses are taking to lower the economic risks from cybercrime.

Bruce W. McConnell, Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to be a featured speaker at the LA Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association annual Information Security Summit.

Databarracks puts anti-internet fraud campaign into the cloud

In field of high-tech Internet information security, asking the right questions helps professionals communicate effectively with business leaders who have difficulty understanding the complexity of cybercrime and how it affects their businesses.

Stan Stahl, PhD.addressed the audience of more than 100 prominent Los Angeles business leaders on the proliferation of cybercrime, including Internet banking fraud, highlighting ISSA-LA’s upcoming 4th Annual Information Security Summit.

The European ATM Security Team (EAST) presented a Case Study on Countering ATM Fraud through International Cooperation at fin.INFOSEC 2012 in Doha, Qatar on 22nd March 2012.

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Director of research at SANS Institute Alan Paller will keynote at the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association’s Information Security Summit. He will speak on new research showing how to combat cyber attacks

Latest Context blog provides simple fix to protect Internet and Intranet sites at www.contextis.com/research/blog/framesniffing

The UK Government’s Science and Technology Committee has published a report on malware and cyber-crime with important recommendations that, if implemented, will have a major impact on the UK’s cyber-security at the everyday consumer level.

In ‘Top 50 Bad Hosts and Networks Report’ Q4 2011 HostExploit focuses on malicious internet activity served from nearly 40,000 public Autonomous Systems worldwide. Special features include the ‘Pocket Botnet’ and the Dirt Jumper DDoS botnets.

Financial malware threat is growing says Context researchers

The new Varonis guide, Preventing Data Leaks with Automated Data Governance, outlines how to assess an organization's current risk profile and effectively reduce risk with metadata framework technology.

Go to OnlyMeWorld.com and on the top banner you will see three promises that could differentiate this social network from the others: no data mining; no web tracking; and no facial recognition.

Varonis Systems Inc. has welcomed the publication of PricewaterhouseCooper’s global economic crime survey 2011, but cautions that in order to report economic fraud to the relevant authorities companies must be aware that a fraud has taken place.

Local counter terrorism expert is guest speaker at November business breakfast briefing

In Q3 2011, HostExploit continues its series of reports on the ‘Top 50 Bad Hosts and Networks’ to show that, in terms of serving badness, very little has changed for some hosts whilst others continue with efforts to ‘clean up’ networks.

Drawn from the13th Annual Meeting held in Turkey and updated with new developments since, Strategic Responses to Crime:Thinking Locally, Acting Globally describes how local police agencies are addressing issues of crime that have global implications.

ISSA-LA, a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners, fully supports President Obama’s proclamation declaring October National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The HE Q2 Top 50 Bad Hosts & Networks report analyzes all 38,030 advertised hosts (ASNs), focusing on the 50 worst offenders, now newly available in both English and Russian due to a collaborative partnership between HostExploit and Group iB, Moscow.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, announces the release of the second version of Kaspersky Small Office Security, a solution specially designed for the protection of small businesses.

Twenty-two of the country’s leading experts on cybercrime spoke at the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information System Security Association’s third annual Information Security Summit, on the ever-evolving threat of cyber attacks.

Business, Philanthropy, Technology and Innovation coming together to drive results. From finding missing children to fighting cyber crime to delivering safe inoculations to making pediatric care accessible, these executives are making a difference.

CCFAi today is happy to announce that it has named Pattathil Dhanya Menon to be on board as part of its elite advisory body. Dhanya is an active cyber law expert and cyber security evangelist and. She is currently the Chairperson, Avanzo.

HostExploit (HE) is pleased to present the Q1 2011 report on the Top 50 Bad Hosts and Networks, taking a look at recent notable events such as the LizaMoon SQL attacks and the takedown of the Rustock botnet.

Data Security Awareness Takes Top Priority for Florida Companies Seeking to Combat Cybercrime Through Enterprise-Wide Internet Security Awareness Training (ISAT)

A survey has found that email and web security are now just as likely to be outsourced to a cloud-based provider as on premise, and that fears over loss of control and data security in the cloud are decreasing.

Electronic crime researchers from academia, industry and law enforcement converge on Dublin March 15-16, 2011, for an unprecedented meet-up of eCrime research pioneers who are defining the emerging discipline of electronic crime research.

While social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Skype provide users (and employees) ways to keep connected, they also offer an irresistible platform for cyber criminals to defraud them of money, steal personal as well as company information.

London Stock exchange websites suffers malware attack

Recently, customers of ING Bank Slaski, in Poland suffered man-in-the-mobile attacks.

Recently, Kaspersky Lab released the IT security forecast for the current decade.

Recently, Norton released a new cybercrime Index to update Internet users on the online threat level.