Need to log in at a cafe? Take ID along.
Byline: Aneesh Phadnis MUMBAI: Cyber cafes in the city are under the police gaze. Last month's serial bomb explosions have prompted the Mumbai police to frame rules to regulate cyber cafes. The police plan to issue licences to cyber cafes, a senior official said. As...

McAfee, Inc. Reports on New Generation of Cybercriminals.
Teens as Young as 14 Lured into Life of Virtual Criminology SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. today announced the findings of new research that reveals how organized crime is grooming a new generation of cybercriminals using tactics reminiscent of those employed by the...

VIGILANTe and Internet Security Systems Form Strategic Partnership.
SecureScan(TM) to Utilize Internet Scanner(TM) to Protect Businesses From Cyber Crime MELVILLE, N.Y. and BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- VIGILANTe, a leading provider of automated security assessment services, and Internet Security Systems (ISS) (Nasdaq: ISSX), the world's leading provider of security management...

Not 'net'ted as yet.
Byline: Megha Kaul A UK based study shows that cyber crime is now perhaps the most lucrative form of making quick money illegally. AT finds out why this is happening and why India still hasn't got an updated cyber crime law in place. Fifteen years...

Department of Justice FY 2008 Budget Request.
President's Request Supports Department's Critical Counterterrorism and Intelligence Efforts WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced that the President's FY 2008 budget proposal for the Department of Justice (DOJ) is $21.8 billion in discretionary funding. The President's overall FY 2008 budget requests...

Department of Justice FY 2008 Budget Request.
President's Request Supports Department's Critical Counterterrorism and Intelligence Efforts WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced that the President's FY 2008 budget proposal for the Department of Justice (DOJ) is $21.8 billion in discretionary funding. The President's overall FY 2008 budget requests...

Company Watch - Lockheed Martin.
Oct 13, 2008 Taiwan's hopes of buying Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds from the USA remain bleak, with Washington going ahead with a separate $6.5 billion arms package that includes attack helicopters and upgrades for existing aircraft. The US Department of Defense on 3 October notified Congress of a...

Home surfers face most online attacks.
BANGALORE: Home internet users are increasingly becoming vulnerable to online attacks, who are targeted for identity theft, fraud or financially-motivated crime, says a report. Security solutions provider Symantec in its latest Internet Security Threat report says that home users are less likely to have security measures in place, making...

Women taking to cyber crime in large nos.
Byline: Writankar Mukherjee Believe it or not, women appear to be taking more naturally to cyber crime these days, especially, women disgruntled with their jobs and in the mood to take personal revenge. That's what some crackshot cyber-sleuths have to say. Latest statistics suggest that almost 20%...

Kroger credits volunteers for attorney general win.
Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard Oregon Democrats on Tuesday elected former federal prosecutor and law school professor John Kroger as the state's next attorney general. Kroger defeated state legislator and attorney Greg Macpherson to succeed Hardy Myers as Oregon's top crimefighter. No Republican filed for...