Duty Gear is Good - Except When It's Not / Officer.com, 10 August 2008
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Operations-and-Tactics/Duty-Gear-is-Good/3$42691
"How much gear can you carry? Considering all the stuff you have to hang on your duty belt today, there's probably a case to be made for having a bigger waist."
Monday, August 11, 2008
Crimeware grifters scamming naive phishers / The Register, 7 August 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/07/scammers_con_naive_phishermen/
"Phishing exploitation kits can be picked up for free on the internet but these packages are regularly backdoored, according to a new study"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/07/scammers_con_naive_phishermen/
"Phishing exploitation kits can be picked up for free on the internet but these packages are regularly backdoored, according to a new study"
Surfing Google may be harmful to your security / The Register, 9 August 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/09/google_gadget_threats/
"A well-known researcher specializing in website security has strongly criticized safety on Google, arguing the world's biggest search engine needlessly puts its millions of users at risk.
"Google is and will be and always has been vulnerable," Robert Hansen, CEO of secTheory, told a standing-room-only audience at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas. "They haven't been open with consumers. Ultimately, this all comes down the the fact that they just want to track you guys.""
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/09/google_gadget_threats/
"A well-known researcher specializing in website security has strongly criticized safety on Google, arguing the world's biggest search engine needlessly puts its millions of users at risk.
"Google is and will be and always has been vulnerable," Robert Hansen, CEO of secTheory, told a standing-room-only audience at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas. "They haven't been open with consumers. Ultimately, this all comes down the the fact that they just want to track you guys.""
Drive-by download attacks menace UK.gov / The Register, 23 July 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/drive_by_download_asprox_menace/
"Malicious downloads from compromised websites have replaced infected email attachment as the favourite tactic for malware authors. During the first half of 2008, web security firm Sophos detected 16,173 malicious webpages every day – or one every five seconds. The rate at which infected websites spring up is three times faster than during 2007."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/drive_by_download_asprox_menace/
"Malicious downloads from compromised websites have replaced infected email attachment as the favourite tactic for malware authors. During the first half of 2008, web security firm Sophos detected 16,173 malicious webpages every day – or one every five seconds. The rate at which infected websites spring up is three times faster than during 2007."
Southeast London is card fraud cesspool / The Register, 24 July 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/24/card_fraud_hotspots/
"London is the biggest single centre for credit card fraud with southeast London - particularly Thamesmead (SE28) - becoming notorious as the place with the most fraudulent activity in the UK, according to a new survey. An analysis of over 30 million 'good' and 'bad' card transactions over the first half of 2008 by anti-fraud service the 3rd Man and ID check service 192business.com aims to spotlight both fraud hotspots and how fraudsters ply their trade."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/24/card_fraud_hotspots/
"London is the biggest single centre for credit card fraud with southeast London - particularly Thamesmead (SE28) - becoming notorious as the place with the most fraudulent activity in the UK, according to a new survey. An analysis of over 30 million 'good' and 'bad' card transactions over the first half of 2008 by anti-fraud service the 3rd Man and ID check service 192business.com aims to spotlight both fraud hotspots and how fraudsters ply their trade."
US cracks 'largest ever' ID theft ring / computeractive.co.uk, 6 August 2008
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2223383/feds-crack-crime-cartel
"Eleven people, one a US secret service informant, have been indicted by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), in what is thought to be the largest ever case of online credit and debit card fraud."
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2223383/feds-crack-crime-cartel
"Eleven people, one a US secret service informant, have been indicted by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), in what is thought to be the largest ever case of online credit and debit card fraud."
UK electronic passports cloned within minutes / vnunet.com, 7 August 2008
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2223415/uk-electronic-passports-cloned
"An investigation by The Times has shown that the supposedly secure electronic passports used by the UK government can be cracked and cloned in minutes.
The passports use a radio frequency chip and antenna to send out the holder’s ID and biometric details when questioned by a reader."
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2223415/uk-electronic-passports-cloned
"An investigation by The Times has shown that the supposedly secure electronic passports used by the UK government can be cracked and cloned in minutes.
The passports use a radio frequency chip and antenna to send out the holder’s ID and biometric details when questioned by a reader."
Government proposes to slash compliance costs / ITWeek, 7 August 2008
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2223510/government-proposes-slash
"Central government is to make individual departments accountable for the business cost of introducing new legislation, under new proposals issued by the Department for Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). Those proposals also accentuate the pivotal role IT will play in ensuring that compliance is affordable."
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2223510/government-proposes-slash
"Central government is to make individual departments accountable for the business cost of introducing new legislation, under new proposals issued by the Department for Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). Those proposals also accentuate the pivotal role IT will play in ensuring that compliance is affordable."
Government sows seeds for new ID systems / ITWeek, 7 August 2008
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2223532/government-sows-seeds-id
"The UK government is to invest £5.5 million in developing the next generation of secure identity management systems. The investment, led by the Technology Strategy Board, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will create three new research projects, called EnCoRe, VOME and Privacy Value Networks."
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2223532/government-sows-seeds-id
"The UK government is to invest £5.5 million in developing the next generation of secure identity management systems. The investment, led by the Technology Strategy Board, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will create three new research projects, called EnCoRe, VOME and Privacy Value Networks."
CIOs need to rethink storage management / Information World Review, 8 August 2008
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2223559/cios-rethink-storage-management
"Chief information officers (CIOs) should invest in new technology that minimises the amount of data their businesses store rather than using cheaper storage costs as an excuse to store more data, a new report by analyst firm Gartner warns."
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2223559/cios-rethink-storage-management
"Chief information officers (CIOs) should invest in new technology that minimises the amount of data their businesses store rather than using cheaper storage costs as an excuse to store more data, a new report by analyst firm Gartner warns."
EU scrutinises web monitoring technology / computeractive.co.uk, 8 August 2008
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2223612/eu-asks-uk-government-questions
"A controversial web monitoring system has come under European Union scrutiny.
Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information society and media, has written to the UK Government asking it to clarify if it believes that the Phorm Webwise system complies with current data protection legislation."
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2223612/eu-asks-uk-government-questions
"A controversial web monitoring system has come under European Union scrutiny.
Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information society and media, has written to the UK Government asking it to clarify if it believes that the Phorm Webwise system complies with current data protection legislation."
CIOs confused over how to calculate carbon footprint / ITWeek, 8 August 2008
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2223606/cios-confused-calculate-carbon
"Chief information officers (CIO’s) are split on whether outsourced IT operations should count towards an organisation’s total carbon footprint, according to a Fujitsu Services survey.
While the majority of the CIOs preferred to count outsourced IT operations as part of their carbon footprint, almost a quarter believed the opposite and wanted the contracting company to become responsible. The survey was of 100 CIOs in UK companies employing more than 1000 people."
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2223606/cios-confused-calculate-carbon
"Chief information officers (CIO’s) are split on whether outsourced IT operations should count towards an organisation’s total carbon footprint, according to a Fujitsu Services survey.
While the majority of the CIOs preferred to count outsourced IT operations as part of their carbon footprint, almost a quarter believed the opposite and wanted the contracting company to become responsible. The survey was of 100 CIOs in UK companies employing more than 1000 people."
ISPs sign nationwide deal to ban child porn / vnunet.com,
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222066/isps-sign-nationwide-deal-ban
"All cable providers in the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) have vowed to block sites listed as carrying child pornography held by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)."
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222066/isps-sign-nationwide-deal-ban
"All cable providers in the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) have vowed to block sites listed as carrying child pornography held by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)."
London is still top card fraud hotspot / channelweb.co.uk, 23 July 2008
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2222338/london-top-card-fraud-hotspot
"Joint research from the 3rd Man and 192business.com looked at over 30 million card transaction in first six months of 2008
London is still the top spot for credit card fraud according to the latest research from The 3rd Man. The organisation carried out the research of over 30 million 'good'..."
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2222338/london-top-card-fraud-hotspot
"Joint research from the 3rd Man and 192business.com looked at over 30 million card transaction in first six months of 2008
London is still the top spot for credit card fraud according to the latest research from The 3rd Man. The organisation carried out the research of over 30 million 'good'..."
ID theft driven by account takeovers / channelweb.co.uk,
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2222344/id-theft-driven-account
"Life assistance firm encourages vigilance as fraudsters move with the times
Cases of identity theft have more than doubled in the past year according to life assistance firm CPP. Instances of identity theft have risen 154 per cent since June 2007..."
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2222344/id-theft-driven-account
"Life assistance firm encourages vigilance as fraudsters move with the times
Cases of identity theft have more than doubled in the past year according to life assistance firm CPP. Instances of identity theft have risen 154 per cent since June 2007..."
Kwik Fit insurance tracks online fraudsters / Computing, 23 July 2008
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2222351/kwik-fit-insurance-tracks
"Insurance web site Kwik Fit Insurance is tackling online fraud by keeping a record of the site sessions on nine million site visits each month...."
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2222351/kwik-fit-insurance-tracks
"Insurance web site Kwik Fit Insurance is tackling online fraud by keeping a record of the site sessions on nine million site visits each month...."
Psychology, Crime & Law, Volume 14 Issue 3
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g795054609~db=all
"Includes articles:
- What judges know about eyewitness testimony: A comparison of Norwegian and US judges
- A new theoretical perspective on deception detection: On the psychology of instrumental mind-reading
- Perceptions of children during a police interrogation: Guilt, confessions, and interview fairness - ‘Objection, Your Honor! Television is not the relevant authority.’ Crime drama portrayals of eyewitness issues
- Behavioural crime linking in serial homicide
- What do prisoners want? Current concerns of adult male prisoners"
[Sub required]
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g795054609~db=all
"Includes articles:
- What judges know about eyewitness testimony: A comparison of Norwegian and US judges
- A new theoretical perspective on deception detection: On the psychology of instrumental mind-reading
- Perceptions of children during a police interrogation: Guilt, confessions, and interview fairness - ‘Objection, Your Honor! Television is not the relevant authority.’ Crime drama portrayals of eyewitness issues
- Behavioural crime linking in serial homicide
- What do prisoners want? Current concerns of adult male prisoners"
[Sub required]
Why are English Youths More Violent Than Swedish Youths?: A Comparative Study of the Role of Crime Propensity, Lifestyles and Their Interactions in Two Cities
European Journal of Criminology 2008 Vol 5, pp 309-330
http://euc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/3/309
Per-Olof H. Wikström and Robert Svensson
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European Journal of Criminology 2008 Vol 5, pp 309-330
http://euc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/3/309
Per-Olof H. Wikström and Robert Svensson
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UN backs Rape Crisis / New Statesman, 5 August 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/08/rape-crisis-centres-women
"The Women's Resource Centre's Darlene Corry welcomes international recognition, at UN level, that the financial situation facing Rape Crisis centres is unacceptable
The United Nations has recently made its judgement on how well (or not) the UK Government is eliminating discrimination against women and promoting women’s equality. The CEDAW committee has been critical of the UK on a number of counts...."
http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/08/rape-crisis-centres-women
"The Women's Resource Centre's Darlene Corry welcomes international recognition, at UN level, that the financial situation facing Rape Crisis centres is unacceptable
The United Nations has recently made its judgement on how well (or not) the UK Government is eliminating discrimination against women and promoting women’s equality. The CEDAW committee has been critical of the UK on a number of counts...."
Let Muslims choose their own committee / New Statesman, 7 August 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/08/muslim-government-british
"The right to disagree and be critical of your government is what is known as democracy, a right cherished as much by British Muslims as anyone else...The government is to set up a board of Muslim theologians. Once established, it will steer the more radical elements of the Muslim community away from violent extremism and issue fatwas on controversial issues such as the position of women and loyalty to the UK. This is bonkers! And everyone should know it. Who in our diverse Muslim communities would actually listen to such a board?"
http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/08/muslim-government-british
"The right to disagree and be critical of your government is what is known as democracy, a right cherished as much by British Muslims as anyone else...The government is to set up a board of Muslim theologians. Once established, it will steer the more radical elements of the Muslim community away from violent extremism and issue fatwas on controversial issues such as the position of women and loyalty to the UK. This is bonkers! And everyone should know it. Who in our diverse Muslim communities would actually listen to such a board?"
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