law enforcement

• Spear Phishing Seen on the Rise

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 13, 2011

  Cyber criminals are shifting their phishing attacks to global targets and deploying sophisticated spear-phishing attacks that focus on individuals.

• Cyber Attackers Broaden Base, Focus of Targets

  By Marc Rapport  |  April 4, 2011

  Cyveillance said in a new report that cyber criminals are shifting their phishing attacks to global targets and deploying sophisticated spear-phishing attacks that focus on individuals they hope will unknowingly give them access to the cache of cash.

• Pacific Service CU Keeps Spotlight on Elder Abuse

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 24, 2011

  With a $5,000 donation to the Elder Financial Protection Network, Pacific Service Credit Union recently marked its 10th consecutive year of bringing awareness to preventing the financial abuse of elders and dependent adults.

• Harden Your Branches

  February 16, 2011

  We have 21 branches, and we think we have a very successful robbery prevention program. The article regarding three repeat robberies at the same branch was unfortunate [Jan. 26, page 1].

• Risk Council Website

  February 9, 2011

  The Credit Union Risk Council has launched a new website aimed at helping credit unions better arm themselves against card fraud, including the first secured channel of communications with law enforcement of its kind, the group said.

• Best Practices For Cloud Computing

  January 26, 2011

  Millions of Americans are increasingly putting personal information, family photos and documents in the public cloud through Gmail, Flickr and Facebook and may not realize the problems that could present.

• New Website Aimed at CU Card Fraud

  By Marc Rapport  |  January 21, 2011

  A new website aimed at helping credit unions better educate and arm themselves against card fraud has been launched by the Credit Union Risk Council.

• Cloud Computing Best Practices Report Released

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 14, 2010

  The Consumer Federation of America has released a report listing best practices it would like to see followed by providers of cloud-based computing services.

• Avalanche Gang Now Focuses on Zeus Trojan

  November 3, 2010

  The world's most active phishing gang is no longer phishing as much, researchers said, but that's not necessarily good news.

• APWG Report Finds Phishing Gang Changing Tactics

  By Marc Rapport  |  October 25, 2010

  The Avalanche phishing gang, reputedly the world's most active, has changed tactics, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.