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Tag: Cybercrime
MSU receives $1M to create center for cybersecurity training
Michigan State University’s School of Criminal Justice is taking the lead on addressing the state’s cybercrime investigation policy. The school will be working with law enforcement partners across the state to create a full-service training hub to ensure law enforcement agencies are prepared to respond to the increasing threat of cybercrimes.
UA Little Rock Receives $5 Million to Advance Cybersecurity Education and Innovation
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding aimed at enhancing cybersecurity in the energy sector through education, workforce development, and innovation. The award comes from appropriations language authored by U.S. Sen. John Boozman passed into law in December 2022. The funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.
New study finds anti-piracy messages backfire, especially for men
Threatening messages aimed to prevent digital piracy have the opposite effect if you’re a man, a new study from the University of Portsmouth has found.
Stop the digital criminals with basic cyber hygiene practices
Amid an escalating global cybercrime bill – now estimated at US$ 8 trillion a year – cybersecurity experts are calling for a new, more transparent, and collective approach to address cyberattacks.
A simple tool to protect websites from cyber hacking
Cybercrime cost the world $6 trillion in 2021, in many cases due to website vulnerabilities. Now, engineers from Australia, Pakistan and the UAE have developed a new tool to curb hacking and make websites more secure.
Cybercrime Bill to Rise During Pandemic
A new study of almost 12,000 Australians has found one-third of the adult population has experienced pure cybercrime during their lifetime, with 14% reporting this disruption to network systems in the past 12 months.
Colonial Pipeline is a harbinger of things to come in business
Six days after the Colonial Pipeline was attacked by cyberhackers and left millions hanging at the gas pump, they have gained control of their operations once again. But not before the refinery paid their attackers $5 million in untraceable cryptocurrency, according to…