Cybercrime | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:28:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Cybercrime | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Symantec: Millennials most likely to be victims of hacking https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/symantec-millennials-most-likely-to-be-victims-of-hacking/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/symantec-millennials-most-likely-to-be-victims-of-hacking/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:28:30 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=311782 Considering the Millennial generation grew up with a greater access to technology than any that came before it, you would think that its members would be some of the most security conscious. It turns out that that couldn't be further from the truth, with a new report from anti-viral firm Symantec, suggesting that they have …

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Considering the Millennial generation grew up with a greater access to technology than any that came before it, you would think that its members would be some of the most security conscious. It turns out that that couldn't be further from the truth, with a new report from anti-viral firm Symantec, suggesting that they have some of the worst online security habits and are the most common victims of online crime.

The Norton Cyber Security Insights Report is put together from survey data from over 20,000 users of various devices, all aged over 18, from 21 of Symantec's markets. While it did suggest that more people are concerned about cybercrime than ever before – some 50 per cent said it was harder to stay safe online now than five years ago – that that didn't have much of an effect on the security of younger generations.

40 per cent of all quizzed Millennials claimed to have experienced some form of cybercrime within the past year. Unfortunately there were still as many as 35 per cent who were happy to share passwords online, potentially putting themselves at greater risk of being hacked.

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There were many bad habits that were common across all generations of quizzed responders though. Close to a third of those who took part in the survey said they weren't sure how to detect a phishing attack, with many of those happy to take the risk of clicking links or attachments in emails.

At least of all those asked, 61 per cent believed that accessing financial accounts using public Wi-Fi was more dangerous than reading credit card numbers out loud. But there's still a lot of people who don't realise that security risk.

Of more concern though is that those affected by cybercrime are the least likely to defend against it. Those who had been affected by digital crimes were less likely to password protect their Wi-Fi connection, with some 22 per cent of victims using unprotected networks, versus 14 per cent of non-victims.

Of course all survey data is tainted by the fact that certain types of people take surveys, but it's interesting to note some of the trends in the results.

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KitGuru Says: While this information is interesting, I always think the Millennial, or Generation Y moniker is far too broad. Basing it from the early '80s to as late as the early '00s, is just to wide. People born in the late '90s had a very differently technological upbringing than those who were born before home computers were common place. 

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Bournemouth University takes on cybercrime with Cryptic https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jules/bournemouth-university-takes-on-cybercrime-with-cryptic/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jules/bournemouth-university-takes-on-cybercrime-with-cryptic/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:58:41 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=152605 The days of academic work being completely independent are probably long behind us. In fact, with students coming out of college with a load of debt, they will be glad if their studies are going to lead to a good job in a relevant industry. Cue Bournemouth University and its partnership with a UK-based software …

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The days of academic work being completely independent are probably long behind us. In fact, with students coming out of college with a load of debt, they will be glad if their studies are going to lead to a good job in a relevant industry. Cue Bournemouth University and its partnership with a UK-based software company called Cryptic. KitGuru decrypts the news.

With cybercrime reportedly set to cost the UK £27 billion by the end of next year [cumulative – Ed?], something needs to be done and Bournemouth is leading the drive by linking government money with commercial partnerships to set up a brand new £500,000 state-of-the-art unit to teach both graduate and undergraduate programmes – starting with a BSc (Hons) course in Digital Forensics and Security.

The effort has been led by Dr Chris Richardson, a senior consultant in Cyber Security and Information Assurance. Half of the money came from the government's Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).

Dr Chris Richardson chose to work with Cryptic when building his £500,000 cybercrime unit at Bournemouth University
Dr Chris Richardson chose to work with Cryptic when building his £500,000 cybercrime unit at Bournemouth

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The first commercial engagement is with Cryptic Software, a privately owned UK company that specialises in security and forensic software development. The company was originally formed by Dave Duke – who has worked with both the RAF and GCHQ. Its new products have been created in conjunction with IBM and, according to CEO Dave Shearmon, the solutions are so fast that genuine real time protection can now be implemented.

According to Shearmon, Cryptic is now taking on students from Bournemouth University to give them crucial real world experience in the security field.

Commenting on the course, Shearmon said “Dr. Richardson has been instrumental in helping us with advice and resources, and we in turn, are delighted to help him in his aims to create a centre of cyber expertise here in Bournemouth.”

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KitGuru says: With Vince Cable announcing that the government will be implementing funding programmes to ‘match what is spent by companies operating in the UK', it looks like the creation of a ‘white army' is well underway. This area of the market – punch and counter punch – is fascinating and we're a little jealous of the students that will be studying in the new unit.

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In Russia, cyber crime is cheap https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/in-russia-cyber-crime-is-cheap/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/in-russia-cyber-crime-is-cheap/#respond Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:59:41 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=114374 Whether you're looking to hire a hacker for an hour, or have someone spammed, maybe you want a botnet of your very own, or a trojan that lets you take over a particular computer? All of this can be had for at most, a few hundred pounds – all you need do is look to …

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Whether you're looking to hire a hacker for an hour, or have someone spammed, maybe you want a botnet of your very own, or a trojan that lets you take over a particular computer? All of this can be had for at most, a few hundred pounds – all you need do is look to Russia.

While there are plenty of other countries that are well known for housing a large number of hackers, Russia looks to have really made a market out of the practice. There's not much in the way of discrimination for customers either. You can be a small business or an individual, they don't care; as long as you can pay.

This network was discovered and detailed by Trend Micro, while speaking with Wired. Apparently the reason for such a professional marketplace is because with computer users becoming more technically savvy, it's far harder to trick people with traditional malware.

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None of these guys look Russian...

So what kind of price list is there currently? Well the cheapest would be hiring someone for a short while. Apparently that's just over £1 per hour. If you want to have someone's accounts spammed to death, you're looking at around £6. The costs go up a little if you want a Windows Rootkit: £180. Your own personal botnet will run you anywhere from £120 to £400. The granddaddy of the lot though is the intelligent exploit. Presumably this not only requires hiring a ‘professional' for more than a couple of hours, but a combination of many of the tools listed above. That will cost you upto £1800.

KitGuru Says: Granted you'd need to get in touch with one of these organisations, and presumably you'd want to stealth your purchase order – perhaps with bitcoins? But it can't be that hard to find the right place. Does a trend like this worry you guys? Or is it something you accept as being part of the online Wild West we live in?

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