Computer Crime Goes Pro
No longer bored graduate students, says an expert in an SC Magazine survey of the threats in Internet crime, threats often aimed at financial institutions but also going after small businesses and individuals. "Last year was the first time that cybercrime made more money than drug crime." -- Greg Day, security analyst at McAfee. Dr.Andy Jones at BT says social engineering is the biggest danger. The most effective tool -- USB seeding -- dropping USB devices around an office or its parking lot. Someone will plug it in, and the criminal is on the network. Good stuff on the latest threats. Microsoft's BlueHat conference is seen as a useful step to educate developers on the threats.
http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/579048/threats-crime-watch/
