Question: what costs a company more, armed robbery or cybercrime? According to a recent survey, 62 per cent of Canadian businesses believe cybercrime is more costly to them than physical crime.

More than 62 percent of Canadian Businesses believe that cybercrime is more costly to them than physical crime, according to a recent survey of 151 CIOs and other individuals qualified to answer questions about their company

Wardrivers, leeches and hackers…oh my!

Jim Ducharme - April 27, 2006

About 10 years ago, I found myself getting a drive home with a friend and veteran shortwave radio hobbyist whose K car had more hardware than the Batmobile. With a home made directional antenna on the roof and lots of scanners, he was able to eavesdrop on cell phones and other wireless devices. The experience left a definite impression on me regarding how vulnerable wireless communications can be.

Trojan freezes computer, requests ransom

Jeremy Kirk - April 27, 2006

A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through the Western Union Holdings Inc. money transfer service. A sample of the Trojan horse virus was sent to Sophos PLC, a security vendor. The malware, which Sophos named Troj/Ransom-A, is one of only a few viruses so far that have asked for a ransom in exchange for releasing control of a computer.

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