Author: Deborah Gage

Shadowcrew: Web Mobs

They operate under names such as carderplanet, stealthdivision, darkprofits and the shadowcrew. They buy and sell millions of credit card numbers, social security numbers and

Timeline: Cybercrime

Some of the most infamous computer crimes have occurred in just the last five years. Here is a look back at significant attacks launched from

FedEx: Personal Touch

Fifteen days ’til Christmas at the FedEx customer service center in Fullerton, Calif., and the calls never stop for Lynn Steward. Sitting in front of

Wanted: Chief Espionage Officer

You’ve long been on the lookout for hackers who want to do harm to your systems and damage—or steal—your data. But what if the felon

A Security Company’s Security Headaches

Four years ago, former Cisco Systems engineer Peter Morch was charged with downloading blueprints, e-mail and other property from Cisco’s servers-and taking the information to

Roadblock: Insiders

THE OBSTACLE Half of the almost 500 corporate security professionals responding to the FBI/Computer Security Institute’s 2004 Computer Crime and Security Survey said an insider

AGIA: Identity Crisis

View the PDF — Turn off pop-up blockers! Bill Tyson was excited to see how his latest brainstorm, an insurance policy that protected customers against