The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) recently issued a public alert on the existence of fraudulent government websites that resemble the official websites of government departments.
Almost 20 years since the commercialization of the Internet, no business or individual could possibly function without it. But the World Wide Web is not without its flaws. The online threat environment has intensified in the last few years due an increasing pool of sophisticated fraudsters and the availability of new technologies that has facilitated such criminal activities. In this article, Geoff Haydon, Vice President, Asia Pacific, RSA, identifies the Top 8 forms of online attacks to watch out for in 2010.
Contrary to forecast outcomes, the financial crisis has actually limited the incidences of fraud through insider trading in Hong Kong and China, registering only a subtle $6.2 million in financial losses, down from $9.1 million in last year’s figure.
The financial crisis has changed the effects of the risks underlying fraud. This is according to Kroll's Annual Global Fraud Report.
