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SIG: Growth in the mobile payments sector likely to trigger fresh fraud challenges

UKFraud has set up a new Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Mobile Payments sector. The new SIG will monitor, analyse and report on key market developments for use by stakeholders in the domestic fraud prevention sector. The SIG consists of leading fraud prevention consultants coupled with representative input from a wide range of mobile payment industry specialists. In its initial review, the SIG will analyse those characteristics and challenges of the mobile payment market that are most likely to encourage fraudsters to target the sector. In particular, the SIG will investigate the factors that could give rise to an increased risk of fraud. Amongst the key market challenges that the SIG will review are:

: LEIGH RICHARDS; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 15 April 2013 09:30

Operation Herrick 18 kicks off as I Mech Brigade takes over as Task Force Helmand

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond

Vigilance can report that 1 Mechanized Brigade has taken over as Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation Herrick 18.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR AND BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 15 April 2013 09:26

Time to ReThink Network Security

On August 15, 2012, Saudi Arabia’s national oil and gas company, Aramco, suffered a debilitating cyberattack. More than 30,000 computers were rendered inoperable by the Shamoon virus. US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta described this virus as the most destructive weapon ever used against the business sector. Network security is a growing problem in the IT industry today. The very trends that have revolutionized users’ access to data are the same ones that are leaving networks vulnerable to attacks by cybercriminals. No single security product can fully defend against all network intrusions, but a smart combination of existing products can provide a more flexible solution. Napatech’s intelligent adapter forms a key part of this response by ensuring that network monitoring and security appliances have the full capacity to monitor, detect and halt potential attacks.

: DAN JOE BARRY, VICE PRESIDENT, NAPATECH; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 15 April 2013 09:25

Totalitarianism in the Middle East: The Case of Libya (Part Two)

When a constitutional monarchy, led by King Idris, assumed the reins of power in Libya on the 24^th of December 1951, it found itself in charge of a very poor country that had been devastated by the Second World War. The monarchy also discovered that its subjects still lacked a Libyan national character: The vast majority of Libyans still saw themselves primarily as Muslims and Arabs. They were also very suspicious of the new state and unenthusiastic about compliance with its rule of law. However, because King Idris was the grandson of the founder of the religious Senussi movement, many traditional Libyans, especially of the older generations, did not rebel against him. The younger generations, however, were another kettle of fish.