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Penetration risk report finds cloud service providers far more secure than enterprises

September 10, 2020

The 2020 Penetration Risk Report also says cloud environments are most vulnerable to two types of attacks and medium-sized enterprises are the slowest to improve network security.

new research shows $25 lost every minute to cybercrimes

Report shows $11.4M lost globally every minute to cybercrime

August 31, 2020

Cybercrime costs organizations $24.7 every minute, according to new research from RiskIQ.

Compromised employee accounts led to most expensive data breaches over past year

July 29, 2020

The results of a global study examining the financial impact of data breaches reveals that the incidents cost companies $3.86 million per breach on average, and that compromised employee accounts were the most expensive root cause.

US Secret Services creates Cyber Fraud Task Force

July 13, 2020

In recognition of the growing convergence of cyber and traditional financial crimes, the U.S. Secret Service is formally merging its Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs) and Financial Crimes Task Forces (FCTFs) into a single unified network, which will be known as the Cyber Fraud Task Forces (CFTFs).

University of Scranton to offer Cybercrime and Homeland Security major

July 10, 2020

Beginning in the fall 2020 semester, The University of Scranton will offer a new major in cybercrime and homeland security to address the growing needs to investigate and protect information in the realm of cyberspace for both government and private sectors.

40% of Consumers Hold CEO Personally Responsible for Ransomware Attacks

June 17, 2020

Two-fifths (40%) of consumers hold business leaders personally responsible for ransomware attacks businesses suffer, according to global research from Veritas Technologies.

Cybersecurity Index Shows the Most Exposed Countries

June 17, 2020

A new Cybersecurity Exposure Index (CEI) reveals which countries are the most and least exposed to cybercrime.

Verizon 2020 Data Breach Report: Money Still Makes the Cyber-Crime World Go Round

May 19, 2020

The Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (2020 DBIR) shows that financial gain remains the key driver for cybercrime with nearly nine in 10 (86 percent) breaches investigated financially-driven.

John Jay College Cyber-Terrorism Project Selected for New Homeland Security Center of Excellence

April 30, 2020

A John Jay College of Criminal Justice project on cyber-terrorism is one of 13 selected by the Department of Homeland Security as part of the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center, a new DHS Center of Excellence. The project will be housed at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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Global Economic Crime Rates Remain High; Customer Fraud Continues to Rise

March 4, 2020

Fraud and economic crime rates remain at record highs, impacting companies in more ways than ever. PwC's bi-annual survey of business crime reports that fraud committed by customers tops the list of all crimes experienced (at 35%), up from 29% in 2018.