Product Description
Long gone are the days when a computer took up an entire room. Now we have computers at home, laptops that travel just about anywhere, and data networks that allow us to transmit information from virtually any location in a timely and efficient manner. What have these advancements brought us? Another arena for criminal activity. If someone wants to focus and target something, more than likely they will obtain what they want. We shouldn’t expect it to be any differen… More >>
Complete video at: fora.tv FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III recounts a notorious virtual bank heist by a group of savvy cyber criminals. Law enforcement officials face numerous challenges apprehending the criminals because the heist was pulled off using only “computers and fiber optic cables as weapons.” —– The FBI’s top man, Robert S. Mueller III, tackles the Internet age. The web has changed the way we learn, work and communicate. But with that convenience we have compromised our security, and widespread use has also left us vulnerable to attack from hostile foreign powers, hackers, spies – and even terrorists. There are many adversaries who seek our protected information, and countless criminals use the web to harm consumers, corporations and private citizens. Mueller will discuss cyber threats to our national security and what the FBI is doing to meet these diverse dangers. Robert Mueller is the current Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and became the sixth Director of the FBI on September 4, 2001.
In recent years governments have been spending millions of dollars trying to stop people using computers to access their secrets. Now Nato has come up with a new initiative to try to prevent efforts to find out about its weapons and intelligence. The Cyber Defence Management Authority was given the green light at the latest meeting of the organisation this month in Romania. The body means Nato is now focusing its efforts on protecting the computer capabilities of its member countries – not just its own internal systems. Stephen Cole reports for Al Jazeera.
Get to know what the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance-turned-Act is all about. Translation: Voiceover: In this fast-paced life, SMS and emails were what you could rely on in order to get your message across to people in the shortest possible time. But it is a possibility that now, all your time could get consumed in just trying to select the perfect words to type in. Recently, the government has openly asserted that under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, anyone who sends anti-government SMS messages to people can be sent to jail for up to 14 years. Rehman Malik, Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan: Our senior leaders have been complaining that they are being sent indecent texts by unknown senders. Voiceover: With the strict implementation of PECO, internet users will have to be extremely careful about their online activities. This is because now, common actions such as putting others pictures without their consent in forward mails, or on websites including Facebook, creating an email account under a fake name, and sending bulk emails to people without permission are also labeled as crimes and these can lead offenders to jail for five or more years. Also, under PECO, if somebody is caught transmitting viruses, worms and Trojan horses unintentionally, he or she would face jail for five years. Vox-pops: This is wrong. Jokes on SMS are usually for fun. This shouldnt happen! 14 years are too much, and text messages are usually for fun. Voiceover …