Dodger Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 "The report, known as the "McAfee Virtual Criminology Report", examines emerging global cyber security trends, with inputs from NATO, the FBI, SOCA, and experts from leading groups and universities. McAfee's latest makes some shocking revelations about the state of cyber crime in general. The report finds that governments and allied groups are using the Internet for cyber spying and cyber attacks. With the usual targets being critical national infrastructure like electricity, air traffic control, financial markets, and government computer networks. A hundred and twenty countries are into the business of using the Internet for Web espionage operations. China is the obvious leader of the pack with the government having publicly stated that it is pursuing activities in cyber espionage. Cyber assaults, in themselves, are becoming more and more sophisticated in nature, designed to slip under the radar of the government's cyber defenses. "Cybercrime is now a global issue. It has evolved significantly, and is no longer just a threat to industry and individuals, but increasingly to national security. We're seeing emerging threats from increasingly sophisticated groups attacking organizations around the world," explained Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs and Product Development. This apart, the report identifies a new and emerging breed of increasingly sophisticated threats to personal data and online services. Which include: genetically modified 'super' threats -- super-strength threats that contain highly sophisticated functionality such as encryption draw; new threats -- vishing (phishing via VoIP), and phreaking (hacking into telephone networks to make long distance phone calls); sustained cyber attacks on banks that could severely damage public confidence in online banking and e-commerce; customer services being offered by cyber criminals (specialized auction sites, product advertising, support services, etc); and the 'white market' that exists to buy- and sell- software, which in turn fuels the thriving 'black market' in security threats. Those interested in a comprehensive read of the McAfee report, please go to: http://www.mcafee.com. " http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Cyber_E...-84855-582.html Our data is safe as houses with government databases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumble Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I'm off to buy a Mac laptop and a nerdy child from High School - that's all I need to be a billionaire and an evil arch-villain to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 All boding well too for the technological singularity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 All boding well too for the technological singularity What's next terminator! I'll be back......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 All boding well too for the technological singularity What's next terminator! I'll be back......... First it will be Islaminator, followed by Religionator then GordonBrooninator, Bankinator and Celebrityinator - but it will all happen so quickly that it doesn't matter in what order they are done. The Manx will be last, as it will take even the smartest of computers years to attempt to understand ISD policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 All boding well too for the technological singularity What's next terminator! I'll be back......... First it will be Islaminator, followed by Religionator then GordonBrooninator, Bankinator and Celebrityinator - but it will all happen so quickly that it doesn't matter in what order they are done. The Manx will be last, as it will take even the smartest of computers years to attempt to understand ISD policies. one of the benefits of being years behind........ Have a look at this http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/internet-a...leid=1941563320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannin Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The Manx will be last, as it will take even the smartest of computers years to attempt to understand ISD policies. It'll never happen, no computer will ever understand; you can't use logic to reason where no logic exists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai_Droid Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Company that sells security products bigging up modern security risk, what a shocker. Anyone would think they're trying to sell more product. Any article that uses the word 'cyber' is written by a technical journalist who knows fuck all. Pretty much all of what you've quoted there is actually an argument for stronger personal identification and security, not against it. Can you limit your luddite anti-IT propoganda to one thread please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 I take it that as NATOand the FBI have been investigating and it is also a BBC news item as Estonia has been cyber attacked, it has been claimed as the first cyber war! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai_Droid Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Online crime exists, there's no argument there. We're not, however, going to turn the internet off. Financial crime also exists, but we're not going to stop the use of money. So what exactly is your point, and what's the connection between this and your anti-government IT paranoia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 So what exactly is your point, and what's the connection between this and your anti-government IT paranoia? People like you run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai_Droid Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 People like you run it. Meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Online crime exists, there's no argument there. We're not, however, going to turn the internet off. Financial crime also exists, but we're not going to stop the use of money. So what exactly is your point, and what's the connection between this and your anti-government IT paranoia? We couldn't turn the internet off....its alive I am not anti government, nor paranoid, there are real threats out there that need to be considered, especially with data storage implications and data collection enforcement by government. The Manx government could be targeted, how robust are our systems?! Isn't it worth checking and asking these questions rather than sticking our head in the sand and saying it is inevitable...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai_Droid Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I am not anti government, nor paranoid, there are real threats out there that need to be considered, especially with data storage implications and data collection enforcement by government. The Manx government could be targeted, how robust are our systems?! Isn't it worth checking and asking these questions rather than sticking our head in the sand and saying it is inevitable...... You weren't questioning anything, you were making a sarcastic dig at the safety of government data to further your own patheticly ill-informed propoganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 People like you run it. Meaning? Meaning - you demonstrate a naive view of: human nature when combined with technological capabilities/possibilities. You are happy to put everyone's eggs in one basket, whilst ignoring their concerns and their right - repeat their right - to opt out of such naivety, and their right to protect themselves, their identity and liberty - and that of their family. In short, you are saying 'everything will be OK' when you don't know that and have been proven wrong by IT repeatedly. IT has everything to prove once again, because regardless of who was responsible, large scale IT has failed dramatically over recent years (and weeks) and, in short, is no longer trusted either to function as fit for purpose without error or come in on budget. You may as well be selling sweets at the dentists at the moment - and you would be better addressing within the IT community what you are going to do about it - rather than trying to sell us something we currently know we don't want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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