About the Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security: As stated on the Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security’s website- “The origin of the Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security can be traced to 2007. Representatives of the School of Computing Science, the North East Fraud Forum (NEFF) , and relevant international experts came together to […]
I’m increasingly being asked by folks on Facebook if it’s possible to tell who has been viewing their Facebook profile. A number have been attracted to webpages and Facebook applications that claim to be able to give you a secret insight into who is spying on your profile. Well, if you’re one of those people […]
Two out of five UK home users don’t have a clue about how to change the security settings of their home wireless network. The 21st century equivalent of a failure in understanding how to program home video recorders was exposed in a survey commissioned by privacy watchdogs at the Information Commissioners Office (ICO). The online […]
A huge paedophile network behind a Netherlands-based online forum called boylover.net has been smashed and 184 suspects have been arrested, following a worldwide police operation. It’s not as if the site was trying to hide in plain sight by calling itself “boylover.net”. More than 4,000 intelligence reports were issued to police authorities in over 30 […]