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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F3%2F17%2Fnation%2F20130317162220&sec=nation PETALING JAYA: Waging cyber war, even if done in the name of Malaysia, is still a crime. National Security Council (NSC) secretary Datuk Mohamed Thajudeen Abdul Wahab (pic) said that Malaysia outlawed cyber attacks and that anyone caught doing so, would be punished. "In Malaysia, cyber hacking is a criminal offense against the laws of the country, irrespective of whether the it has been committed by citizens or by foreigners," he said. Mohamed was referring to the three-day cyber war between Malaysian and Filipino hackers from Mac 1 to 4. Malaysian hackers first attacked Filipino Government and private websites, hours after after Sulu gunmen and security forces clashed outside Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu. Filipino hackers responded in kind, and up to two hundred websites belonging to both countries were defaced before a "ceasefire" was called. Mohamed said 36 local private websites were defaced, though he was mum about how many Government ones were affected. He said that NSC alerted "critical agencies" as soon as the attacks started. "None of these critical websites suffered any major problem," he said, adding that Government sites were in the past, vulnerable to attacks. Mohamed added that it was not easy to pinpoint the attacks, though he confirmed that neither Government was involved. "We understand that the Philippine side suffered a bigger problem compared to the Malaysian side," he said. Mohamed said that it was up to the Attorney-General to take action against hackers, adding that locals could be tracked "eventually", if not immediately. "Tracking attackers from the Philippine side would require close cooperation with the authorities there," he said. Hackers can be charged under Section 4 of the Computer Crimes Act 1997, which carries a fine of not more than RM150,000, a jail term of not more than 10 years or both. "Whe

The BOILER ROOM Asheville: The Music Venue Read more Articles: http://boilerroomasheville.com/ http://boilerroomasheville.com/boilercontact.html courtesy of Mr. John Abney and its associates The BOILER ROOM Asheville: The Music Venue If you want a good night well spent then spend it here. The BOILER ROOM Asheville: The Music Venue Read more Articles: http://boilerroomasheville.com/ http://boilerroomasheville.com/boilercontact.html courtesy of Mr. John Abney and its associates The BOILER ROOM Asheville: The Music Venue If you want a good night well spent then spend it here. A live music and live entertainment venue located in the basement of the GROVE HOUSE Entertainment Complex, The BOILER ROOM, offers great acoustics for live music of any genre and hosts local, and also out of town live music scenes. According to the official site, The BOILER ROOM strives to be a 'launching pad' for the community to grow beyond Asheville and is renowned for being attentive and accommodating to the needs of all artists, entertainers, and patrons alike. We are a place for bands to showcase "Original" works and materials only, for you won't find ANY cover bands here! BOILER ROOM is capable of adapting to the demands of nearly any event and its staff will strive to make that event rock! We guarantee an unforgettable impression on your fans and guests. And definitely the place is living to its promise. The good thing about the place is that you have the choice because The BOILER ROOM may be divided to be its own separate venue, or combined with Scandals Nightclub and/or Club Eleven on Grove, depending on the size of the event. Here is how you can reach The BOILER ROOM (Company Courtesy of Mr. John Abney and its Associates, Hooray for the great food!) Physical/Mailing Address Grove House Entertainment Complex 11 Grove Street Asheville, NC 28801 Telephone: 828-505-1612 Email: mailto:contact@boilerroomasheville.com Another great thing about the place is that when

AN Abney Associates News Flash Phishing sites, which masquerade as genuine websites to steal users' personal information, are on the rise in Hong Kong, Microsoft warned on Thursday. Some 6.23 phishing sites were found per 1,000 hosts in the fourth quarter last year, up from 6.01 in the third quarter, according to Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report. However, the number of malware infections remained low in the same period. Every 1,000 computers had 2.2 malware infections on average, the report found. Tim Rains, director of product management in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, said the rise could be because Hong Kong is a financial centre and phishing sites masquerade as banking websites to steal information. "The fact that we have a low malware infection rate in Hong Kong, but slightly elevated level of phishing is actually interesting," he said. He said the reason could be that the attackers were using a smaller number of compromised systems in Hong Kong to do more phishing than other attacks. Roy Ko Wai-tak, manager of Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre, said websites of small and medium enterprises were often hijacked by attackers to build phishing sites - which pose as big corporations - because of poor cyber security. Rains also said the most common malware is called keygen, which comes with key generators that produce serial numbers required to run piracy software. Ko said it showed that Hong Kong people still continue to use piracy software. The report, which also found that 2.5 out of 10 computers on average did not have up-to-date antivirus software in the city, was based on data from over 600 million computers worldwide using Microsoft's products. The number of Hong Kong computers was unknown at the time of going to press. AN Abney Associates News Flash READ MORE: http://mariahabney.weebly.com/ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz5ub4_online-attempts-to-steal-personal-information-on-the-rise-i

http://ruxxemarfild.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/reviews-by-abney-and-associates-code-85258081704-public-schoolboy-hacker-who-masterminded-15m-fraud-is-put-in-jails-it-class-docstoc/ Reviews by Abney and Associates, code 85258081704 - Nicholas Webber, 21, was jailed for five years for running a criminal website He started his criminal career at £24,000-a-year Bradfield College Prison IT Teacher Michael Fox was made redundant after the incident Fox protests he had no idea Webber was a hacker One of Britain's most notorious cyber criminals hacked into a prison computer system from inside jail - after he was allowed to join an IT class. Nicholas Webber, 21, jailed for five years in 2011 for masterminding a multi-million-pound internet crime site, triggered the security scare during a lesson. It is understood his actions caused 'major panic' but it is not clear what, if anything, he managed to access. The prison, HMP Isis in South London, blamed his teacher, Michael Fox, who was employed by Kensington and Chelsea College. He was banned from the prison but the college cleared him of committing any security breaches at a disciplinary hearing last March. However, he was made redundant when no alternative work could be found for him. More... Pictured with piles of cash: The public schoolboy jailed for five years for masterminding £18m internet scam Computer hacker, 21, jailed for masterminding £27 MILLION fraud in his bedroom taking credit card details from unsuspecting internet users On Friday, Mr Fox, from Bromley, Kent, began a claim for unfair dismissal, arguing that it wasn't his decision to put Webber, the son of a former member of Guernsey's parliament, in his class. He says he had no idea he was a hacker. At a hearing at Croydon Employment Tribunal, Mr Fox accused the college of not doing enough to find him another job. 'The perceived problem was there was a tutor who had been excluded by the prison and charged with allowing a hacking expert to hack in

http://www.instructables.com/community/Abney-And-Associates-Hong-Kong-News-Behance/ Do you constantly check your cell phone for e-mail alerts, news updates, and the weather? If so, you could be one of the 66 percent of people who suffer from "no mobile phone phobia" - nomophobia - the fear of being without a cell or mobile phone, says SecurEnvoy, a UK-based Internet security and mobile technology firm who conducted the survey. Living in a revolutionizing digital age where everything is fast, instant and, most importantly, on-the-go, people are disengaged from having one-on-one face interactions. While Apple applications like FaceTime, and the program Skype help reinforce personal connections, the unhealthy usage of cell phone devices continues to escalate. According to the Morningside Recovery Rehabilitation Center, the average American spends 144 minutes a day using their phone. For those who suffer from nomopohbia, the fear of being disconnected from the virtual world is heightened when they are restrained from checking their phone. The lives of cell phone addicts are so contingent on their need to feel socially connected on their phones that without mobile technology, they begin to express a sense of vulnerability that can trigger certain moods and behaviors. "Cellphones are addictive in the same way slot machines are," said Dr. Fran Walfish, child, couple, and family psychotherapist and author in Beverly Hills, Calif., to Medical Daily. "The immediacy of response, gratification, and excitation combine to make the user want more and want more now." This type of addictive behavior can be explained in a situation where a person is dining by themselves. Despite no sounds or alerts coming from the cellphone, addicts will take out their phones from their pocket and start to press buttons or scan their phones with their fingers for a sense of safety and security. While back-and-forth communication through text or e-mail is seen as a threat to replacing nose-to-no

On line fraude kost de wereldeconomie "vele malen meer" dan de oorspronkelijke schattingen in de verliezen van $12.100 (£62bn) een jaar, een wereldberoemde expert op veiligheid van de cyberruimte heeft gezegd. Eugene Kaspersky zei het bedrag gestolen van banken, financiële instellingen, bedrijven en particulieren kan worden ten minste het dubbele de $12.100 naar schatting drie jaar geleden. Mede-oprichter van Kaspersky Lab, een anti-virus software bedrijf, zei dat de volgende grote cyber schok voor de economie van de wereld zou kunnen worden een online aanvallen op een staat nationale infrastructuur, zoals in de film Die Hard 4, waarin Bruce Willis cybercriminelen die dreigen gevechten te kappen en saboteren de Verenigde Staten vervoerssysteem tot stand brengen, elektrische centrales en aandelenmarkt. Spreken op het Web Top in Dublin, de Russische internet veiligheid ondernemer zei: "drie jaar geleden werd ons verteld dat de jaarlijkse kosten van cybercriminaliteit ongeveer 100 miljard Amerikaanse dollars was. Ik zou zeggen dat vandaag dat cijfer wordt vermenigvuldigd vele malen, het is veel meer dan dat bedrag. " Hij zei dat zijn veiligheid bedrijf werkt met verschillende mondiale financiële bedrijven om hen te beschermen tegen criminele hackers. "Ik denk dat nu de situatie nog slechter is dan het drie jaar geleden was. Over het geheel genomen lijkt het alsof het ruikt zoals, het klinkt als honderd miljard vermenigvuldigd vele malen meer.'' Zijn Moskou gebaseerde bedrijf had gestopt met hakkers stelen van honderden miljoenen euro's van een bank. "We erin geslaagd om te stoppen met deze on-line bankoverval die gericht was op ongeveer 100 miljoen euro of als je vier miljard Russische roebel. Dat was slechts één geval van poging tot cyber-overval dat het ons gelukt om te voorkomen dat omdat mijn jongens van op hen letten waren." De Russische cyber veiligheid bewijs zei dat staten "cyber huurlingen,'' ervaren internet criminele hackers die stelen geld van ban

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/pune/38068982_1_cyber-criminals-symantec-social-media PUNE: An invitation to a Bollywood Holi party in your inbox may entice you, but there are chances that the slightest carelessness you show in responding to such an email will drain the colour from your face. Cyber goons may be exploiting your festive mood through such 'offers' to rob you of your personal information and money, say experts. Antivirus software and internet security solutions developer Symantec has warned that fake emails and social networking feeds that offer free passes for Bollywood parties or share celebrity updates are likely to proliferate around festive times. "It is that time of the year when social media witnesses a spike in malicious activities; cyber criminals won't miss the opportunity to scam you or steal your personal information," a statement from Symantec has said. Ritesh Chopra, the firm's country sales manager, has said in the release that a user should be careful when clicking on links or responding to notifications and abide by social media etiquettes, which go a long way in securing personal information and reputation online. Chopra said one should keep social media settings private, so that only selected friends can find you and post or respond on your profile. "Using tools such as Safe Web to scan news feeds on Facebook and identify URLs containing security risks such as phishing sites, malicious downloads and links to unsafe internet sites will help," he said. The note said people should be responsible when socialising offline as well, as the risk existed even when users of digital devices are offline. During Holi parties and get-togethers, when everyone is in a playful mood, mobile devices can easily be lost or stolen, putting personal identity and privacy at stake, the statement added. "It is important to set a password to lock the keypad of the device and to make sure mobile security software is up-to-date, Chop

Abney and Associates Cyber War News NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Etwas los Tausende von Meilen entfernt könnte noch beeinflussen Ihre Internet - von langsameren Verbindungen zu Service-Unterbrechungen.Wie CBS 2 Maurice DuBois Montag berichtet, ist es das Ergebnis eines Cyber-Kriegs, mit Millionen von normalen Internet-Nutzer wie Sie immer in der Mitte gefangen. Es dauert in der Regel nur wenige Sekunden für Shannon Lee auf Netflix zugreifen. Aber vor kurzem sagte sie Minute nach Minute verging und ihrem Laptop Bildschirm eingefroren und leer blieb."Er nimmt meine Zeit" Lee sagte, "und es ist wirklich, wirklich frustrierend." Es würde unter keinen Umständen frustrierend sein, aber in letzter Zeit wurde es schlimmer, weil in diesem Fall alles aus einen Streit Tausende von Meilen entfernt in einem Cyber-Krieg stammt. "Durchschnittliche Internet-Nutzer wollen einfach nur ihre e-Mails anzuzeigen oder zu einem Spiel; Sie im Kreuzfeuer gefangen sind,"sagte CNET Editor Declan McCullagh. Sie wird durch ein Kreuzfeuer von zwei konkurrierenden Unternehmen in Europa verursacht wird, und das Endergebnis wurde weit verbreitete Staus und einer Verlangsamung aller Service überall. "Sie finden Systeme verlangsamen; nicht auf bestimmte Sites erhalten kann, wenn Sie wollen,"sagte McCullagh. "Es ist besonders schlimm für Echtzeit-streaming-Websites." Einige machen sich sorgen die beispiellose Angriff könnten e-Mail und Banksysteme weiter auswirken. Sicherheitsexperten sagte, dass es eine nüchterne Erinnerung ist, dass das Internet nicht entworfen wurde, um den Schaden und Fallout von einem Cyber-Krieg zu widerstehen. "Die langfristige Lösung ist das System von Grund auf zu fixieren, damit es nicht wieder passiert," sagte McCullagh. "Aber das geht nicht, diese Woche geschehen. Längerfristige Kontrollverlust wird zwei bis drei Jahre dauern." Fünf internationale Cyber-Polizei soll die Angriffe untersucht werden. Leider Experten sagten, es gibt nicht viel Internet Benutzer zu bes

http://blogg.by/atheenalie/abney-and-associates-news-technology-articles-hacken-boston-met-stevige-dunnhumby Bedrijven met veel Data om te spelen met sponsoren Hack gebeurtenissen te boren in verse analytische Talent. "Kalmte bewaren en doorgaan met testen." De Harvard-student T-shirt slogan leek te vatten de stemming in de ijskoude kamer gevuld met gegevens crunchers. Het was gewoon een druilerige zaterdag in de buurt van MIT van Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, waar vooral jonge mannen naar hun laptops staarde, observeren predictieve modellen parseren van gegevens die supermarkt aankopen van dingen zoals DVD's en melk. Het was gewoon een ander hackathon. See more: http://www.good.is/posts/wordpress-reviews-by-abney-and-associates-code-85258081704 http://nicoleturpin2012.wordpress.com/ http://syosset.patch.com/groups/schools/p/syosset-high-school-evacuated-due-to-asbestos Join us: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1319924-abney-associates-internet-security-news-hartford-steam-boiler-launches

Internet Reviews Abney Associates Blog Articles The US Federal Trade Commission has carried out a huge international crackdown on a number of "tech support" scams being run out of India which have conned people in the UK, US, Canada and elsewhere out of millions of pounds since 2008. As explained by the Guardian in 2010, the scams used "boiler room" tactics, dialling through phone books for English-speaking countries. People who answered the phone were told the call came from Microsoft or their internet service provider, and that the person's computer was "reporting viruses". The caller would then perform an unnecessary "fix" on the computer and charge the person for it - and sometimes sign them up to multi-year "support" contracts. The cost could run to hundreds of pounds. People in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand were targeted because they, like the people carrying out the scam, are English-speaking. The Guardian understands that the scam was worth millions of pounds a year to the organised gangs carrying it out. At the FTC's request in six cases, a federal district judge froze the US assets of 17 people and 14 companies that have been accused of taking part in the operations. The FTC has also shut down 80 internet domain names and 130 phone numbers used in the US to carry out the scams. The FTC is seeking an end to the scams, and repayments for people who were conned out of money. Though the FTC said it could not put a figure on how many people had been scammed, or how much they had lost, Microsoft - which has been working with the commission for the past two years to try to catch the criminals - provided data on more than a thousand people who had been scammed, whose losses averaged $875 each. Microsoft has repeatedly pointed out that it would not call people about any problems with their computers. In some cases, the scammers would try to sell antivirus software from reputable companies, and in some cases would install new copies of Windows

latest abney and associates technology news Google's Eric Schmidt Invests in Obama's Big Data Brains During the 2012 campaign, Barack Obama's reelection team had an underappreciated asset: Google's (GOOG) executive chairman, Eric Schmidt. He helped recruit talent, choose technology, and coach the campaign manager, Jim Messina, on the finer points of leading a large organization. "On election night he was in our boiler room in Chicago," says David Plouffe, then a senior White House adviser. Schmidt had a particular affinity for a group of engineers and statisticians tucked away beneath a disco ball in a darkened corner of the office known as "the Cave." The data analytics team, led by 30-year-old Dan Wagner, is credited with producing Obama's surprising 5 million-vote margin of victory. For all its acclaim, the analytics team's main achievement is often misunderstood as "microtargeting" or some variant on wooing voters. This reverses the relationship between campaign and voter at the heart of Wagner's method. Recent campaigns have employed a top-down approach to identify what they thought were vital demographic groups such as "soccer moms." Wagner's team pursued a bottom-up strategy of unifying vast commercial and political databases to understand the proclivities of individual voters likely to support Obama or be open to his message, and then sought to persuade them through personalized contact via Facebook (FB), e-mail, or a knock on the door. "I think of them as people scientists,'' says Schmidt. "They apply scientific techniques to how people will behave when confronted with a choice or a question." Obama's rout of Mitt Romney was a lesson in how this insight can translate into political strength. Traditional marketing has the same inherent limitation as traditional campaigning: It's impossible to appeal to everybody, even among the groups likeliest to favor a product. "Budweiser might target football fans with an ad s

http://www.slideshare.net/atheenalie/abney-and-associates-warning-avoid-internet-scams Abney and Associates Warning, Avoid Internet Scams - Ne laissez pas votre désir d'aider les victimes de l'attentat à la bombe de la semaine dernière à Boston à vous transformer en victime de la cybercriminalité. Internet watch groupes et cyber sécurité experts ont déjà identifié plusieurs domaines fausses et les sites Internet en profitant de l'attentat du Marathon de Boston. Les internautes ont besoin d'avoir un oeil critique avant de cliquer sur des liens, visiter des sites Internet ou faire des dons. N'allez pas vers des sites inconnus pour afficher l'événement ou l'information à son sujet. N'envoyez jamais de renseignements de nature délicate sur Internet avant de vérifier la sécurité du site et de confirmer sa légitimité. Méfiez-vous des courriels/sites qui prétendent fournir des renseignements parce qu'ils peuvent contenir des virus. Ne pas ouvrir les e-mails de spam, ou cliquez sur les liens et pièces jointes contenues dans ces messages. Jamais divulguer des informations personnelles ou financières dans l'email. Source: http://crevecoeur.patch.com/articles/creve-coeur-police-warn-of-boston-marathon-donation-scams Watch more: http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/haidee21865-1785823-abney-associates-warning-avoid-internet-scams/ http://www.scribd.com/doc/138032409/Abney-and-Associates-Warning-Avoid-Internet-Scams http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzbyiz_abney-and-associates-warning-avoid-internet-scams_news#.UXn7b6Knp0a

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/Computer-crime-course-for-East-Flemish-police-_262433.html Abney and Associates Cybercrime Reviews Les agents de police en Flandre orientale sont à donner un cours accéléré pour les rendre mieux équipés pour lutter contre la criminalité informatique. Nouvelles du nouveau cours sont donnés dans l'édition de mardi du quotidien « De Standaard ». Le cours est une joint-venture entre les autorités judiciaires de Dendermonde et l'Ecole de Police est flamande. La raison pour le cours, c'est que plus et plus belges sont touchés par différentes formes de criminalité informatique. À l'heure actuelle, on a étudié tous les actes criminels perpétrés en ligne spécialisé Computer Crime Unit de la Police fédérale. Toutefois, l'augmentation de grande criminalité informatique signifie que ce n'est plus tenable. L'objectif est que chaque agent de police doit être en mesure d'offrir ce que l'on appelle « premiers secours » en cas de « cybercriminalité ». Cela libérera la Computer Crime Unit de traiter des cas plus complexes. Comment faire face à la criminalité informatique est actuellement, ne fait pas partie de la formation générale donnée aux aspirants policiers. Cependant, ceci est placée pour changer ce mois-ci comme agents de police en Flandre orientale donnera une formation de base en criminalité informatique durant entre 1 et 3 jours en fonction de leur emploi. Jan Kerckhofs sur les autorités judiciaires de Termonde a déclaré à la VRT « Que nous espérons que tous les officiers au niveau local sera en mesure d'enquêter sur les cas de par exemple Courriel compte piratage, détournement de l'ordinateur, traque et autres. » Le cours est un projet pilote et s'il réussit il sera déroulé dans l'ensemble du pays. Au moins un tiers des 4 500 policiers travaillant en Flandre orientale suivra le cours avant la fin de l'année. Nouvelles recrues aura également le cours. Abney and Associates

Netlog is a community where users can keep in touch with and extend their social network. On Netlog, you can create your own web page with a blog, upload pictures, watch videos, find events and play games. abney associates article reference number 85258081704 A&A hong kong news reviews West Yorkshire kaupankäynnin standardeja Service sanoi, että se on edelleen saada suuri määrä valituksia kuluttajilta, jotka ovat sitoutuneet online "vapaa tutkimuksissa" kauneushoitoja, laihtumiseen ja terveyteen. Kuluttajat saavat internet tarjoaa näiden tuotteiden ja anna niiden pankkitiedot maksaa pieni postimaksu ja pakkaus "ilmaista" tuotetta. Myöhemmin he huomaavat, että paljon suurempi määrä otetaan tililleen heidän tietämättään. Jotkut on ollut £70 kuukaudessa tai enemmän otettu pankkitililleen. Nämä ihmiset eivät ymmärrä oli piilotettu verkkosivuilla, he olivat itse asiassa suostui kuukausittain liittymäsopimuksen käyttöehdot. Joskus ne päätyvät veloitetaan useita kuukausia ennen kuin he ymmärtävät, mitä on tapahtunut. Monet sopimukset lukko kuluttajien jatkuva maksu viranomainen, jonka ne sitten on ongelmia peruuttamista. Kuluttajat, jotka ovat olleet uhriksi yhdessä nämä sivustot voi raportoida asiasta kansalaisten neuvontapalvelu kuluttajien 08454 04 05 06. Graham Hebblethwaite, West Yorkshire Trading Standards lainkäyttöelimen sanoi: "se on luonnollista, että ihmiset vetää puoleensa"ilmaiseksi". Mutta tämä on kallis virhe tehdä ja ei ole juurikaan mahdollisuuksia saada rahasi takaisin, kun se on otettu tililtäsi" Kunnanvaltuutettu Val Slater, puheenjohtaja Trading Standards Committee, sanoi, "on niin paljon harhaanjohtavaa internet tarjoaa, on vaikea kuluttajien neuvottelemaan aito huijauksia. "Koskaan siirtää luottokortilla tai Pankkiyhteys, ellet ole täysin varma, että yritys on luotettava. Jos sinulla ei ole aikaa lukea pienellä painettu tutkimus internet-palautetta, vain kävelymatkan päässä tarjouksen." abney asso